Towering genius...thirsts and burns for distinction; and, if possible, it will have it, whether at the expense of emancipating slaves or enslaving freeman.

I will prepare, and someday my chance will come.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

No man is poor who has a Godly mother.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.

A leader is the one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way.

He didn’t like to see animals in captivity. When he looked into their eyes, something in their eyes looked back at him.

When business is good it pays to advertise when business is bad you've got to advertise.

There's an inherent contradiction between appreciating the beauty of clothes and creativity and individuality, and the waste around the ideas of trends and seasons.

Love is a broken vase whose shape everyone remembers differently.

The white May blossom swooned slowly into the open mouth of the grave.

When life has gone into overtime it's easy to take liberties.

Sexism - you can't be sexy and intelligent. It's not allowed.

I think from an artist's point of view, everything in art, in fact everything in the world is available as material.

I think people take their behavioural tips from everyone else. So, if the director is calm and the lead actors are calm, no one wants to be the sore thumb. And I've remained friendly with everyone.