None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps.

Surely the fact that a uniformed police officer is wearing his hair below his collar will make him no less identifiable as a policeman.

Ending racial discrimination in jury selection can be accomplished only by eliminating peremptory challenges entirely.

Today's Constitution is a realistic document of freedom only because of several corrective amendments. Those amendments speak to a sense of decency and fairness that I and other Blacks cherish.

If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a state has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his house, what books he may read or what films he may watch.

None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps.

A child born to a Black mother in a state like Mississippi... has exactly the same rights as a white baby born to the wealthiest person in the United States. It's not true, but I challenge anyone to say it is not a goal worth working for.

Sometimes history takes things into its own hands.

Mere access to the courthouse doors does not by itself assure a proper functioning of the adversary process.

I have a lifetime appointment and I intend to serve it. I expect to die at 110, shot by a jealous husband.

What is the quality of your intent?

Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds.

In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.

None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody - a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns - bent down and helped us pick up our boots.

Lawlessness is lawlessness. Anarchy is anarchy is anarchy. Neither race nor color nor frustration is an excuse for either lawlessness or anarchy.

The First Amendment serves not only the needs of the polity but also those of the human spirit a spirit that demands self expression.

If the First Amendment means anything it means that a state has no business telling a man sitting alone in his house what books he may read or what films he may watch.

To protest against injustice is the foundation of all our American democracy.

None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody bent down and helped us pick up our boots.

All weddings are similar, but every marriage is different.

Let's make it so the more you invest in YouTube, the better deal YouTube gets for you.

I think the life of an actor is glamorous to other people, but then the reality sets in: you don't know where you will be next year or how long you'll be there for.

Everyone looks at your watch and it represents who you are, your values and your personal style.

A creep is someone who claims he's one thing but he's actually another.

We can't be paying pensions to the next generation of federal workers when hardly anyone in the private sector gets them.

I'm a vegetarian and change my hair color as much as I can.

I believe in God, absolutely.

Fans will treat something preciously if they're given the opportunity to do so.

Why is there such vanity about hair? I make a point to bathe. I worry about boogers in my nose, and I ask the makeup artist to cover up my pimples, but beyond that, I try not to be too vain.

Anyone wishing to study medicine must master the art of massage.

The theory of relativity worked out by Mr. Einstein, which is in the domain of natural science, I believe can also be applied to the political field. Both democracy and human rights are relative concepts - and not absolute and general.

Life is cold. People stay warm through the intimacy of a story.

I don't see myself in any way in elective office.

And yet, I suppose you mourn the loss or the death of what you thought your life was, even if you find your life is better after. You mourn the future that you thought you'd planned.

There's truth in comedy, and that resonates with people of all races.

When teachers try to teach, nurses try to nurse, small businesses try to serve their clients and the police try to arrest criminals, there is always a regulator or three breathing down their necks. Conservatives want to make people's lives easier.

My parents are opposites who balance each other out.

It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.

I look a lot like my father when he was my age.

Everyone said, 'Well, you're very old for a first novel,' and I said, 'How do you write when you haven't lived? How do you write when you have no experience? How do you write straight out of university?'

Working for you is an honor working without you is an absolute horror. Working under you is a pleasure an experience that I will truly treasure. Thanks boss.

My speed is a gift from God, and I run for His glory. Whatever I do, it all comes from him.

The greatest revolution in our generation is that of human beings, who by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.