The free man is the man with no fears.

Being white is a job in America. You take that away, you better get the soldiers out.

I used to get letters saying, 'I didn't know black children and white children were the same.'

One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.

Once I realised the value of making people laugh, I got very good at it. Fast.

When you have a good mother and no father, God kind of sits in. It's not enough, but it helps.

[A politician is] a person skilled in the art of compromise. Usually an elected official who has compromised to get nominated, compromised to get elected, and compromised repeatedly to stay in office.