“Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.”

We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.

We cannot be both the world’s leading champion of peace and the world’s leading supplier of the weapons of war.

The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.

America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.

Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.

Many of the most highly publicized events of my presidency are not nearly as memorable or significant in my life as fishing with my daddy.

We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.

I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.

Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.

Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things – he never said that gay people should be condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies.

Everyone has a right to peaceful coexistence, the basic personal freedoms, the alleviation of suffering, and the opportunity to lead a productive life.

I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.

I think the most challenging thing for me in my life and in the Bible is that we worship Jesus as the Prince of Peace. And America is constantly at war.

When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.

When I reflect upon my blessings during my very nice lifetime, I am inspired to make sure that I spend the balance of the days of my existence in a productive way.

Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.

People hire me to create some kind of archetype or some culture type, or something. I guess they accept whatever I come up with.

Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.

Most musicians remain poor. But the music that they make, even if it does not bring them millions, gives millions of people happiness.

I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people’s politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.

The future of the United States and the most important election in a generation, and he [Donald Trump] is trying to con people into giving them their vote, just like he conned these people into giving them their money.

Most people die at age 25 and are buried at age 65.

If you need to invoke your academic pedigree or job title for people to believe what you say, then you need a better argument.

I was born wise. Street-wise, people-wise, self-wise. This wisdom was my birthright.