Tis not, 'my country right or wrong'; tis, 'my country, that which is right to be kept right, that which is wrong to be set right'

Ideals are like the stars: we never reach them, but like the mariners of the sea, we chart our course by them.

Consider: if you incorporate those tropical countries with the Republic of the United States, you will have to incorporate their people too.

We have come to a point where it is loyalty to resist, and treason to submit.

Our country ... when right, to be kept right. When wrong, to be put right.

I will make a prophecy that may now sound peculiar. In fifty years Lincoln's name will be inscribed close to Washington's on this Republic's roll of honor.

From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own.

Cuteness in children is totally an adult perspective. The children themselves are unaware that the quality exists let alone its desirability until the reactions of grown-ups inform them.

There is not a single Muslim leader today who has the courage and commitment to defend Islam and Muslims, they are all in awe of the United States and other Western powers, and are indebted to them.

The devil is a better theologian than any of us and is a devil still.

For you in the West to hear the phrase 'All men are created equal' is to draw a yawn. For us, it's a miracle. We're starting out at rock bottom, man. But South Africa does have soul.

Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.

The difference between a good defensive team and a bad defensive team is as little as three possessions

You only have a number for one day. After that, it is all up to you

If you just talk to who's easy to talk to, you're not really getting the best data.

Love is not fashionable anymore; the poets have killed it.

Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed. Teach me to die.