When Nelson Mandela walked free, the world sang with joy. Ever since, South Africa has stood as a beacon of hope for Africa.
Ban Ki-moon
While port security remains one of our single greatest vulnerabilities, it makes little sense to give operational control of our ports to a foreign nation without first doing proper investigations.
Dave Reichert
When you consider what Tony Blair was saying about liberty, human rights and that sort of thing, it would be terribly revolutionary to sell the speeches he and Jack Straw made in 1994.
Rory Bremner
If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants.
Lao Tzu
If I do a poetry reading I want people to walk out and say they feel better for having been there – not because you've done a comedy performance but because you're talking about your father dying or having young children, things that touch your soul.
Roger McGough
I was stunned to find out there had never been a serious, scholarly biography ever written on Rosa Parks.
Douglas Brinkley