For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.

Better than worshiping gods is obedience to the laws of righteousness.

There was a time when we could find jokers only in circus. Now we can find them everywhere.

At the outset, I want to say that the suggestion that the struggle in South Africa is under the influence of foreigners or communists is wholly incorrect. I have done whatever I did because of my experience in South Africa and my own proudly felt African background, and not because of what any outsider might have said.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Building upon the world we created with 'Avatar' has been a rare and incredibly rewarding experience. In writing the new films, I've come to realize that 'Avatar's world, story and characters have become even richer than I anticipated, and it became apparent that two films would not be enough to capture everything I wanted to put on screen.

You know, you can only lead them from behind.

However good a Constitution may be, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be bad. However bad a Constitution may be, if those implementing it are good, it will prove to be good.

In Hinduism, conscience, reason and independent thinking have no scope for development.

Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.