The petition of an empty hand is dangerous.

A decision of the courts decided that the game of golf may be played on a Sunday, not being a game within the view of the law, but being a form of moral effort.

A lot of Americans have some view of the Constitution as just this thing that was handed down [intact]. But it really was the result of months and months of wrangling and disputation and ultimately compromise. That's where the brilliance of the American system is -- it's always been built on compromise.

I've always been struck by how unsuspicious people are in general, if you tell them what you're about.

To be a good friend remember that we are human magnets: that like attracts like and that as we give we get.

I certainly hope the strengths and values of this country hold up to comparison to other cultures.

I'm an actor. And I guess I've done so many movies I've achieved some high visibility. But a star? I guess I still think of myself as kind of a worker ant.