ur struggle is not with some monarch named George who inherited the crown - although it often seems that way.

I get up very early in the morning. I enjoy the quietness, the stillness, the rawness in the winter and fall. It's a special time.

As a society, we've learned that we're all better off when everyone is included in the opportunities of this great nation.

The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.

The Constitution does not just protect those whose views we share; it also protects those with whose views we disagree.

What divides us pales in comparison to what unites us.

Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its veins.

Do we operate under a system of equal justice under law? Or is there one system for the average citizen and another for the high and mighty?

For me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end. For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dream shall never die.

We were taught never to give up, never to passively accept fate, but to exhaust every last ounce of will and hope in the face of any challenge.

It's disgraceful that year after year, Congress has bowed to the tobacco lobby and refused to act.

Happiness will be fleeting if you constantly search for it in places that can be taken away. It's an inside job.

All the horrors of the reign of terror were based on concern for public tranquility.

Granddad offered me one hundred dollars if I would cut my mop of curly hair into a neat military style. Just before the wedding, I got a light trim. It wasn't enough for Granddad, and he didn't pay.

Intolerance is the besetting sin of moral fervour.

The more clearly a principle is understood by the intellect, the more inexcusable is the neglect to put it into practice.

No one on earth is so boring and insignificant that he or she is not worth writing or reading about...One thing's for sure—no one but you can be the hero of your story.

It's just a theory really, but I have always thought that your physical surroundings can shape your voice and personality.

Whereas the melancholic exhibits a state of general inhibition, in the manic patient even normal inhibitions of the instincts are partly or wholly abolished.

It is modest of the nightingale not to require anyone to listen to it; but it is also proud of the nightingale not to care whether any one listens to it or not.

If we can (generate) the right emotion inside of us, we can get ourselves to do anything. If you don’t have the money, but you’re creative and determined enough, you’ll find the way.