“I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.”

“Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man's cruelty and baseness.”

“Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.”

“The best of us must sometimes eat our words.”

“Yes'm, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit to make an old one out of.”

“For a long time now I have tried simply to write the best I can. Sometimes I have good luck and write better than I can.”

“The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.”

“I really feel like life will dictate itself. You should allow it to unfold as naturally as possible. Just go with the flow. When you're really desperate, you say a few prayers and hope for the best. That's the way I've always lived my life.”

“Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best.”