We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.

Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.

One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.

No responsibility of government is more fundamental than the responsibility of maintaining the highest standard of ethical behavior for those who conduct the public business.

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.

Don't pray for an easy life, pray to be a stronger man.

If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.

I've never lost anything, but I have given some things up.

Courage leads starward fear toward death.

A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer and attempting a task he cannot achieve.

A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful but when taken in excess it is nearly always bad for the health.

There's enough drama in my life whether I want it or not. There's enough going on right now to keep my head spinning all the time.

Well it has been very exciting and very changing as well. Celebrating the 40th year and having the album out and the Channel 4 documentary and I resigned from Blind Date.

Many voted in 2008 with the desire to see racism and racists humiliated by having a qualified black man elected president.

I try to be careful with my persuasiveness. When my heart is really behind it, and when I have no ulterior motive, then I know I’m truly persuasive.

Forgiveness indeed heals memories

I did absolutely love playing Tabaqui, the hyena, who is morally conflicted and a villain, but also quite sweet.