"To live with purpose is to leave the world a little gentler than you found it. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon."

"The pursuit of excellence requires knowing that the bonds of friendship are the true treasures of existence."

"To walk the path of enlightenment means the roots of true happiness grow deep in the present moment."

"No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!"

"If we must have a tyrant, let him at least be a gentleman who has been bred to the business, and let us fall by the axe and not by the butcher's cleaver."

"If my films make one more person miserable, I'll feel I have done my job."

"If I love you, what business is it of yours?"

"Our nation is too different, too diverse to say that what works in Massachusetts is somehow going to be grabbed by the federal government, usurping the power of states and imposing a one-size-fits-all plan on the nation. That will not work."