"Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are...." - Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

“I have an unshaken conviction that democracy can never be undermined if we maintain our library resources and a national intelligence capable of utilizing them.”

“I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.”

“The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The world will either move forward toward unity and widely shared prosperity - or it will move apart.”

“I shall, of course, die with nonviolence on my lips.”

“What great cause would have been fought and won under the banner 'I stand for consensus'?”

“If principle is good for anything, it is worth living up to.”

“The condition that gives birth to a rule is not the same as the condition to which the rule gives birth.”

“Whenever I work on a film, I have three rules. Only three and I tell them to every screenwriter. I say let's retain the spirit and the intent of the overall story. Let's make it the best film that we possibly can.”

“Don't expect people to abide by your rules if you don't clearly communicate what they are. And don't expect them to live by your rules if you're not willing to compromise and live by at least some of theirs.”