No illusion is more crucial than the illusion that great success and huge money buy you immunity from the common ills of mankind, such as cars that won't start.

The first and great commandment is, Don't let them scare you.

Elmer Davis

A globalized world is by now a familiar fact of life. Building walls or moats may sound appealing, but the future belongs to those who tend to their people and then boldly engage the rest of the world, near and far.

Jon Meacham

A bureaucrat is a Democrat who holds some office a Republican wants.

Alben W. Barkley

I want to assure your excellency that I am occupying myself permanently and jointly with my team to achieve a solution as soon as possible to this crisis, the principal objective being the safeguarding of the health and life of those who are inside.

Alberto Fujimori

I'm not religious, but I believe that what I have is a gift, and I respect it and live up to it.

Sugar Ray Leonard

Better to burn out than rust out.

Neil Young

My favorite literature to read is fairly dry history. I like the framework, and my imagination can do the rest.

Andrew Bird

Music is, to me, proof of the existence of God. It is so extraordinarily full of magic, and in tough times of my life I can listen to music and it makes such a difference.

Kurt Vonnegut

A postsecondary education is the ticket to economic success in America.

Arne Duncan

I always loved comedy, but I never knew it was something you could learn to do. I always thought that some people are born comedians ... just like some people are born dentists.

Paul Reiser

That others know: science. That others choose: politics.

James Richardson

More look up and admire the stars. A champion climbs a mountain and grabs one.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.