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.

Nor all America can claim him now: Forevermore he is Mankind's and God's.

The only difference between your abilities and others is the ability to put yourself in their shoes and actually try.

In foreign affairs, the president can do what he wants unless Congress says no. In domestic policy, the president can't do anything unless Congress says yes.

We may put too high a premium on speech from platform and pulpit, at the bar and in the legislative hall, and pay dear for the whistle of our endless harangues. England and especially Germany, are less loquacious, and attend more to business. We let the eagle, and perhaps too often the peacock, scream.

A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works.

I think second place is always the most difficult one. It's not a nice feeling.