There is only one way... to get anybody to do anything. And that is by making the other person want to do it.

The future ain't what it used to be.

Before I speak, I have something important to say.

They say I do not have the qualifications to be president, that I do not have education. Well, I would never divide the Liberian people.

All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it.

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.

Thought is free.

I can bear any pain as long as it has meaning.

I must not write a word to you about politics, because you are a woman.

When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.

Blessed are the cracked, for they shall let in the light.

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.

Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our deeds.

Most ballet teachers in the United States are terrible. If they were in medicine, everyone would be poisoned.

Pretty much, Apple and Dell are the only ones in this industry making money. They make it by being Wal-Mart. We make it by innovation.

Effective action is always unjust.

If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words.

Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment

A woman can be over dressed but never over elegant.

A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.