Archived Quotes

Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.

We, of this Congress and this administration,

will be remembered in spite of ourselves.

No personal significance, or insignificance,

can spare one or another of us.

The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down

in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.

To fear love is to fear life,

and those who fear life are already three parts dead.

In order for the light to shine so brightly,

the darkness must be present.

I know where I'm going

and I know the truth,

and I don't have to be

what you want me to be.

I'm free to be what I want.

You CAN have it all.

You just can't have it all at once.

Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.

If I’m not happy with myself,

how can I expect others to be happy with me?

To conquer oneself is a greater task than

conquering others.

I’m just trying to change the world,

one sequin at a time.

To describe my mother would be to

write about a hurricane in its perfect power.

We are comfortable planting seeds and

waiting for them to grow into trees.

You can’t cheat the grind;

it knows how much you’ve invested.

The environment is everything that isn't me.

True patriotism is better than the wrong kind of piety.

Teamwork is everything in racing.

Complaining is not a strategy.

You have to work with the world as you find it.

Blessed are the meek,

for they shall inherit the earth.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be.

Be one.

The possession of anything begins in the mind.