“I would rather be accused of breaking precedents than breaking promises.”

Great crises produce great men, and great deeds of courage.

We stand for freedom. That is our conviction for ourselves; that is our only commitment to others.

The one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is unchangeable or certain.

History will never accept difficulties as an excuse.

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

No sane society chooses to commit national suicide.

A tax cut means higher family income and higher business profits and a balanced federal budget.

The war against hunger is truly mankind’s war of liberation.

In a time of turbulence and change, it is more true than ever that knowledge is power.

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.

No President should fear public scrutiny of his program.

My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.

Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.

Truth is a tyrant-the only tyrant to whom we can give our allegiance. The service of truth is a matter of heroism.

I have been singing for the last 50 years, you know, so I deserve a break. Besides, there are talented singers around who can do justice to their work.

Being old didn’t seem like an accomplishment. Everyone I knew who was old was like sick or broke. It just didn’t look appealing until I moved to L.A. and started interacting with people who were 50+ and still kicking it, having money, living large.

When you tell someone you love them do you remember loving me.

I wonder what it would be like if I took care of my body as well as I take care of your memory.

I kind of left everyone behind in Australia – all my friends and my family and I had to break up with my boyfriend.

Sometimes a break up breaks us open to love even more.

Maybe we are supposed to break, so that through our cracks our flowers can grow.

Music and dance is universal, and I want to break borders and represent.