Our Quotes

We Negro writers, just by being black, have been on the blacklist all our lives. Censorship for us begins at the color line.

To have united the purposes of an entire Nation, is the great historical achievement of the man in whose strong hands our President has placed the fate of our people.

The soles of Neil Armstrong's boots on the moon made permanent impressions on our souls and in our national psyche. Ann and I watched those steps together on her parent's sofa. Like all Americans we went to bed that night knowing we lived in the greatest country in the history of the world. God bless Neil Armstrong.

Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there.

Don't let your dreams be dreams.

We almost always have choices, and the better the choice, the more we will be in control of our lives.

Being in the studio is like painting, you know, you can really take your time, and try different things, and kind of go deep into it.

All of us have to recognize that we owe our children more than we have been giving them.

One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes... and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.

My purpose... to go on with my heart and soul, devoting all my energies to Girl Scouts, and heart and hand with them, we will make our lives and the lives of the future girls happy, healthy and holy.

I don't have to ask anyone's permission to do anything. It's nice not have to get decisions out of three, sometimes four people, which can be like pulling teeth. So the amount of control that I have over what I'm doing is better for me as a solo artist.

One of Satan's most deceptive and powerful ways of defeating us is to get us to believe a lie. And the biggest lie is that there are no consequences to our own doing. Satan will give you whatever you ask for if it will lead you where he ultimately wants you.

It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

When your father directed your mother in 'Orpheus Descending,' the kid's going to be a theater nerd.

You get perspective on things when you're away from your child, and in a way, your love for them becomes even deeper.

Who lives long and who dies prematurely, is the defining issue of our time. And I submit to you, there's a significant race dimension, it is basically class-driven.

Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education... no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.

It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think our present existence, as a dream.

The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.

And music was a very important part of our lives. The radio was on all day.

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.

Conservatives believe in providing Constitutional rights to our citizens, not to enemy combatants like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government.

My wife and I have spent half our lives, half our adult lives, trying to save special parts of California.

There's this thing called compulsory licensing law that allows artists through the record companies to take your music at will without your permission.

The omnipotence of evil has never resulted in anything but fruitless efforts. Our thoughts always escape from whoever tries to smother them.

But if I were to sum up who Barack Obama is and how he plans to meet this moment with one word, that word would be 'responsibility.' Responsibility to each other, our families, our communities, our country, and our world.

Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas.

I love the live performances and Las Vegas. I also like making films that are being discovered by another generation. Having been a teen idol of the '60s is great because you realize you left your generation with a smile and good memories.

I think hopefully we've got enough brain cells left to decide if our music is really worth something.