I know I have a responsibility to the fans.

Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other’s welfare, social justice can never be attained.

I stand by all the misstatements that I’ve made.

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.

We’ve got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can’t just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it’s going to get on by itself. You’ve got to keep watering it. You’ve got to really look after it and nurture it.

Democracy is our commitment. It is our great legacy, a legacy we simply cannot compromise. Democracy is in our DNA.

Marriage is scary to me, man.

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and to mankind is to bring up a family.

Wherever the enemy wants to fight, we will follow him to the ends of the Earth. We’ll adapt, we’ll train, we’ll advise, we’ll mentor, and we’ll fight, and we’ll fight well.

Giving responsibility is the key to success with boys, especially with the rowdiest and most difficult boys.

Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one’s own religion.

Better a broken promise than none at all.

He incurs a fearful amount of guilt who in the least promotes the aim of the Evil One by trampling upon a tender conscience in a child.

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything.

The presidency has made every man who occupied it, no matter how small, bigger than he was; and no matter how big, not big enough for its demands.

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.

When I was in college I did a lot of stupid things and I don’t want to make an excuse for that. Some of the things that people accuse me of are true, some of them aren’t. There are pranks, IMs.

Whatever woman may cast her lot with mine, should any ever do so, it is my intention to do all in my power to make her happy and contented; and there is nothing I can imagine that would make me more unhappy than to fail in the effort.

Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course.

I am worrying about my country. I feel I have a responsibility as a novelist to do something.

It’s the philosophies of being an athlete that carry me today.

I train and I go home, and when I’m home, I think about training. That’s my life every day, and that’s it.

We need an adult in the White House. When making life-or-death, war-or-peace decisions, a president can’t just pop off or lash out irrationally.

I actually don’t want a throne at all, because I don’t view myself as a queen; I view myself as one of my fans.

It’s been wonderful for me, and I feel so privileged to have fans that are that loyal.

I would love to sign on to do a movie if it was the right role and if it was the right script, because I would be taking time away from music to tell a big grand story, and spend all of my time and pouring all of my emotions into being someone else. So for me to do that, it would have to be a story worth telling.

When a team takes ownership of its problems, the problem gets solved. It is true on the battlefield, it is true in business, and it is true in life.

I think Hillary Clinton could do whatever she puts her mind to. I really do. She’s incredibly dedicated to public service, she is smart as a whip, and she’s effective.

A good wife is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother does, loves him in the day like a sister does and pleases him like a prostitute in the night.

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.

The responsibility of a writer is to excavate the experience of the people who produced him.

As a producer, as a CEO of Hartbeat Productions, I am making deals to put my company in place to win, to put my staff to work so that while all this stuff is going on, they’re in the kitchen cooking. So it’s understanding the longevity of the entertainment business; you get out of it what you put into it.

Love can do much, but duty more.

You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team.

Neil Young is my hero, and such a great example. You know what that guy has been doing for the past 40 years? Making music. That’s what that guy does. Sometimes you pay attention, sometimes you don’t. Sometimes he hands it to you, sometimes he keeps it to himself. He’s a good man with a beautiful family and wonderful life.

I have done for my country, and for all mankind, all that I could do, and I now resign my soul, without fear, to my God – my daughter to my country.

Yes, sir, no, sir, clock in, clock out. Why were you late? Why are you not in today? That’s not how humans are supposed to live.

There are plenty of recommendations on how to get out of trouble cheaply and fast. Most of them come down to this: Deny your responsibility.

A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer’s hand.

We’re all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made.

I’ve been writing my entire life, and I’ll always write.

I am prepared to resort to anything, to submit to anything, for the sake of the commonwealth.

Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that.

If my films don’t show a profit, I know I’m doing something right.

You know, one of the things I think you understand as president is you’re held responsible for everything, but you don’t always have control of everything, right?

The best thing about being a dad? Well, I think it’s just the thing that every man wants – to have a son and heir.

Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well; whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely; in great aims and in small I have always thoroughly been in earnest.

There’s a big difference between falling in love with someone and falling in love with someone and getting married. Usually, after you get married, you fall in love with the person even more.

There is no such thing as a lovers‘ oath.

To Marines, love of liberty is not an empty phrase… Rather, it’s displayed by blood, sweat, and tears for the fallen.

Once I get on a puzzle, I can’t get off.

Financial freedom is available to those who learn about it and work for it.

By imposing too great a responsibility, or rather, all responsibility, on yourself, you crush yourself.

The issues a president faces are not black and white, and cannot be boiled down into 140 characters. Because when you have the nuclear codes at your fingertips and the military at your command, you can’t make snap decisions. You can’t have a thin skin or the tendency to lash out.

See, winners embrace hard work.

Responsibility is the price of freedom.

My dad has kind of been the standard for me, he played 16 years in the league, and since I’ve been in the league, every year that I go through and deal with the scratches, the bumps and bruises, just the grind that it is to go through one NBA season.

The day I think I’m not enjoying the game and contributing the way I would like to, I’ll hang up my boots.

If you want to cut your own throat, don’t come to me for a bandage.

As an elder of the Americas and of the rest of the planet, it is my responsibility to care for and protect, to the best of my ability, the young.