“You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy, or given up all hope of the Presidency.”

“Like any good tree that one would hope to grow, we must set our roots deep into the ground so that what is real will prosper in the Light of Love.”

“Poets have said that the reason to have children is to give yourself immortality. Immortality? Now that I have five children, my only hope is that they are all out of the house before I die.”

“Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them the tools at their disposable that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. And our programs to help them should reflect that.”

“Even if the hopes you started out with are dashed, hope has to be maintained.”

“To not be self-conscious of your appearance is huge, and something that I desperately hope to carry into film at some point in my useless life - to not be thinking, 'My ear looks weird from this angle, why is the camera over there?'”

“Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets.”

“I hope to make people realize how totally helpless animals are, how dependent on us, trusting as a child must that we will be kind and take care of their needs.”

“I have more awareness of other people and, I hope, more sensitivity to their needs. I also find that I'm more direct and outspoken.”