I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but the living strength and majesty of the Commonwealth and Empire; of societies old and new; of lands and races different in history and origins but all, by God’s Will, united in spirit and in aim.

We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them to our perturbed world that the things we have in common far outnumber and outweigh those that divide us.

The poetry you read has been written for you, each of you – black, white, Hispanic, man, woman, gay, straight.

I find myself hoping a total end of all the unhappy divisions of mankind by party-spirit, which at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.

We want justice, but at the same time, we gotta love and come together and bring unity, and I feel it’s gonna happen.

When we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies.

I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively.

The fact is, with every friendship you make, and every bond of trust you establish, you are shaping the image of America projected to the rest of the world. That is so important. So when you study abroad, you’re actually helping to make America stronger.

I’m just glad I was able to return to some of that innocence and beauty I had as a child when I started my own family, and my children brought me back some of that spirit.

Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This is his grief. Let him turn which way he will, it falls opposite to the sun; short at noon, long at eve. Did you never see it?

Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of thinking, feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment of life.

Choosing an attitude of faith will release peace out of your spirit and into your soul.

The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure.

The time is long overdue to stop looking for progress through racial or ethnic leaders. Such leaders have too many incentives to promote polarizing attitudes and actions that are counterproductive for minorities and disastrous for the country.

What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man.

Africa is a continent in flames. And deep down, if we really accepted that Africans were equal to us, we would all do more to put the fire out. We’re standing around with watering cans, when what we really need is the fire brigade.

We had problems like all families but we had a lot of love. I was extremely loved. We always felt we had each other.

We have a great group of guys that really sacrifice every night, care about each other, and try to play the right away.

It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to him; wherever he goes.

I love it when Muslims go to war with each other, as I do when the Christians do, because it shows there’s no such thing as the Christian world and the Islamic world. That’s all crap.

I will meet my countrymen. I understand only one language: that they are my countrymen, they are my brothers. You may see with whatever colour you want; Modi will not go into that colour.

Love alone is capable of uniting living beings in such a way as to complete and fulfill them, for it alone takes them and joins them by what is deepest in themselves.

For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.

Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.

We need to try to unite audiences, unite countries, join musical tastes, unite people.

Fear is a spirit that produces a feeling.

All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree.

There’s not a liberal America and a conservative America – there’s the United States of America.

That is America. That is America. Those bonds of affection; that common creed. We don’t fear the future; we shape it. We embrace it, as one people, stronger together than we are on our own.

Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.

Independence? That’s middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.

Our nation must come together to unite.

No matter what, I always make it home for Christmas. I love to go to my Tennessee Mountain Home and invite all of my nieces and nephews and their spouses and kids and do what we all like to do – eat, laugh, trade presents and just enjoy each other… and sometimes I even dress up like Santa Claus!

In South Korea, they believe that when you turn 60, you’ve become a baby again and the rest of your life should be totally about joy and happiness, and people should leave you alone, and I just think that that’s the height of intelligence.

Whoever seeks to set one religion against another seeks to destroy all religion.

It is not easy to see how the more extreme forms of nationalism can long survive when men have seen the Earth in its true perspective as a single small globe against the stars.

I just want to do God’s will. And he’s allowed me to go to the mountain. And I’ve looked over, and I’ve seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.

I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young, old; gay, straight; men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag to this big, bold country that we love. That’s what I see. That’s the America I know!

When you have shot one bird flying you have shot all birds flying. They are all different and they fly in different ways but the sensation is the same and the last one is as good as the first.

The American dream belongs to all of us.

What we need to understand is that when traditions become laws, rules, obligations and expectations others put on us that we don’t want to fulfill, then they lose real meaning and steal the joy from our lives. And if we’re too religious, we won’t be able to be led by the Holy Spirit and enjoy an intimate relationship with Him.

I cannot remember a moment in my life when I have not felt the love of my family. We were a family that would have killed for each other – and we still are.

If a man reaches the heart of his own religion, he has reached the heart of the others, too. There is only one God, and there are many paths to him.

I really, truly believe that writing comes out of the body; of course, the mind is working as well, but it’s a double thing and that doubleness is united. I mean, you can’t separate persona from psyche; you just can’t do it.

Sometimes the majority just means all the fools are on the same side.

We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.

Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality.

The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.

In God’s family, there are no outsiders, no enemies.

I’m going to try to unite all Americans.

What’s so beautiful about Miami is that we support each other. We’re just one big family, not just the entertainers, just everyone in general.

We are all alike, on the inside.

It is written on the arched sky; it looks out from every star. It is the poetry of Nature; it is that which uplifts the spirit within us.

What I believe unites the people of this nation, regardless of race or region or party, young or old, rich or poor, is the simple, profound belief in opportunity for all – the notion that if you work hard and take responsibility, you can get ahead.

The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.

Hip-hop is ever changing but you’ll always have the pack. And you’ll always have those people who are separated from the pack.

Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.

No matter the nationality, no matter the religion, no matter the ethnic background, America brings out the best in people.

Love and desire are the spirit’s wings to great deeds.

A toddling little girl is a centre of common feeling which makes the most dissimilar people understand each other.