Other Quotes

There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights.

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.

Our strategic dialogue with China can both protect American interests and uphold our principles, provided we are honest about our differences on human rights and other issues and provided we use a mix of targeted incentives and sanctions to narrow these differences.

People who look down on other people don't end up being looked up to.

Liberals like using government to solve problems in OUR country and conservatives are using our government to solve problems in OTHER countries.

The poison of skepticism becomes, like alcoholism, tuberculosis, and some other diseases, much more virulent in a hitherto virgin soil.

I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my own whims and fancies. I cannot make even my own body obey me.

There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.

Of course there are moments that you wonder how long you should be doing it because there are other aspects which are not nice, of this lifestyle. But I just love winning.

We don't have an Official Secrets Act in the United States, as other countries do. Under the First Amendment, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of association are more important than protecting secrets.

Shyness has a strange element of narcissism, a belief that how we look, how we perform, is truly important to other people.

When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.

Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.

Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side; of the face can smile while the other is pinched.

I think what motivates people is not great hate, but great love for other people.

When it's low-budget, and you have one other person on the set, you have to make rules.

Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

My life has definitely changed since 'Modern Family.' The show has made me more responsible, I really want to be a good role model for all kids so I have to think about what I say and do and how it looks to other kids!

The basic problem with my love relationships with women is that my standards are so high - and they apply equally to both of us. I seek full-blast mutual intensity, fully fledged mutual acceptance, full-blown mutual flourishing, and fully felt peace and joy with each other. This requires a level of physical attraction, personal adoration, and moral admiration that is hard to find.

The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that each party is worse than the other.

I can deal with people who watch me on stage but I am not good in communicating with people any other way than through my work.

Let's not leave an educational vacuum to be filled by religious extremists who go to families who have no other option and offer meals, housing and some form of education. If we are going to combat extremism then we must educate those very same children.

We were sent to this country by the President, who desires to promote the welfare of Japan, and are quite different from the ambassadors of other countries.

I will admit, like Socrates and Aristotle and Plato and some other philosophers, that there are instances where the death penalty would seem appropriate.

At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.

The capability of negotiating... is something that means you not only have to understand fully what you believe and what your national interests are but in order to be a really good negotiator, you have to try to figure out what the other person on the other side of the table has in mind.

If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.

I spend every day up at the United Nations where I have to interact with 192 other countries. I know how well the United States is viewed.

It's always nice when you do something and it's well received as opposed to the other way which God knows happens to everybody. When the good times come around, you take a deep breath, appreciate it, but not take it too seriously.