"God can never make us wine if we object to the fingers He uses to crush us with."

“Our greatest leaders are neither dreamers nor dictators: They are, like Jefferson, those who articulate national aspirations yet master the mechanics of influence and know when to depart from dogma.”

Source : Jon Meacham (2012). “Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power”, p.20, Random House

“I always say I want to look haunted.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“Michael Jackson has a very good heart. He was crying when he was giving me the award, 'cause his mind went back over the early days.”

“It's like prom night for Hollywood. I'm really proud of myself for being here.”

“I started 20 years without missing a race and ESPN started broadcasting on the air waves.”

“I watched Arsenal in the Champions League the other week playing some of the best football I've ever seen and yet they couldn't have scored in a brothel with two grand in their pockets!”

“I am working to make sure we don't only protect the environment, we also improve governance.”

“I don't think much of most of the films I made, but being a movie star was something I liked very much.”

Source : "Joan Bennett, Whose Roles Ripened From Sweet to Siren, Dies at 80" by Peter B. Flint, www.nytimes.com. December 9, 1990.