(...) when a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.

We tend to get what we expect.

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.

Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.

Action expresses priorities.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

It is hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness prevail.

Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.

Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do.

A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

Information is the currency of democracy.

You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take leadership from the youth and I guess I would say that this is what I'm attempting to do right now.

Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.

This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.

Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.

Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps.

Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.

Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.

Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim.

Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.