America is the land of the second chance – and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.

Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always to be blest.

Remember, the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability.

But more than anything else, for the British folks Irish people were all terrorists. So when we went to Britain, it was always a lot of resistance to U2. And that’s why we came to America.

Most of us believe, or should believe, that every child can learn, given the opportunity, but try substitute teaching just once and you will see firsthand the socioeconomic issues that distract our kids from taking advantage of that opportunity.

I hope my own children never have to fight a war.

For me, my secularism is, India first. I say, the philosophy of my party is ‚Justice to all. Appeasement to none.‘ This is our secularism.

In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.

Wealthy men can’t live in an island that is encircled by poverty. We all breathe the same air. We must give a chance to everyone, at least a basic chance.

A right delayed is a right denied.

I’ve been fortunate. I don’t pick scripts. Scripts pick me.

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become richer through damages and injuries suffered by another.

Our constitution is a ray of hope: H for harmony, O for Opportunity, P for people’s participation and E for equality.

The good of the people is the greatest law.

Arafat’s departure has created an awesome opportunity.

Oh yes, there’s lots of great food in America. But the fast food is about as destructive and evil as it gets. It celebrates a mentality of sloth, convenience, and a cheerful embrace of food we know is hurting us.

I have learned, in my life and work as a sportswriter, that big-time Sports and big-time Politics are not so far apart in America. They are both a means to the same end, which is victory… And why not? Victory is good for you, and don’t let anybody tell you different.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

Our friends at the Republican convention were more than happy to talk about everything they think is wrong with America, but they didn’t have much to say about how they’d make it right. They want your vote, but they don’t want you to know their plan.

I’m a romantic; a sentimental person thinks things will last, a romantic person hopes against hope that they won’t.

I’ve said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House of Representatives was the most un-American thing in America!

Be thou comforted, little dog, Thou too in Resurrection shall have a little golden tail.

For the sake of peace and justice, let us move toward a world in which all people are at last free to determine their own destiny.

Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning.

God made and governs the world invisibly, and has commanded us to love and worship him and no other God; to honor our parents and masters, and love our neighbours as ourselves; and to be temperate, just, and peaceable, and to be merciful even to brute beasts.

I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water.

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways – either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength. Thanks to the teachings of Buddha, I have been able to take this second way.

I believe with all my heart that America remains ‚the great idea‘ that inspires the world. It is a privilege to be born here. It is an honor to become a citizen here. It is a gift to raise your family here, to vote here, and to live here.

You practice mindfulness, on the one hand, to be calm and peaceful. On the other hand, as you practice mindfulness and live a life of peace, you inspire hope for a future of peace.

Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.

The book of female logic is blotted all over with tears, and Justice in their courts is forever in a passion.

We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself.

Even if my songs are quite sad or quite dark, I don’t want my songs to make people sad. It’s very important for me that all my songs have some kind of hope or light.

No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man’s permission when we ask him to obey it.

Everywhere that freedom stirs, let tyrants fear.

America – a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose.

Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.

Let us not forget who we are. Drug abuse is a repudiation of everything America is.

Government can provide opportunity. But opportunity means nothing unless people are prepared to seize it.

No cause justifies the deaths of innocent people.

It was that which gave promise that in due time the weights should be lifted from the shoulders of all men, and that all should have an equal chance. This is the sentiment embodied in that Declaration of Independence.

I think women want freedom. They want to be empowered. They want hope. They want love; they want all the things that I want, and I’m not afraid to say those things and act on them, and I think that’s why they identify with me.

I report to you that our country is challenged at home and abroad: that it is our will that is being tried and not our strength; our sense of purpose and not our ability to achieve a better America.

I love being in a courtroom.

Justice and truth are too such subtle points that our tools are too blunt to touch them accurately.

I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one.

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood.

Every child that isn’t born, but is unjustly condemned to be aborted, has the face of Jesus Christ, has the face of the Lord.

Throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.

Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.

There is nothing wrong with America that faith, love of freedom, intelligence, and energy of her citizens cannot cure.

When we look back on all the perils through which we have passed and at the mighty foes that we have laid low and all the dark and deadly designs that we have frustrated, why should we fear for our future? We have come safely through the worst.

Free trade is not based on utility but on justice.

Unfortunately, after Sept. 11, there was an outburst in America of intense suffering and patriotism, and the Bush administration was very shrewd and effective in painting anyone who disagreed with the policies as unpatriotic or even traitorous.

Over the years, I had nurtured the hope to be able to fly; to handle a machine as it rose higher and higher in the stratosphere was my dearest dream.

The course of this conflict is not known, yet its outcome is certain. Freedom and fear, justice and cruelty, have always been at war, and we know that God is not neutral between them.

No public man can be just a little crooked.

America is another name for opportunity.

My philosophy in life is, Decide what you want to do. You have to have something to hope for.

As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have a chance to do both.