"The soles of Neil Armstrong's boots on the moon made permanent impressions on our souls and in our national psyche. Ann and I watched those steps together on her parent's sofa. Like all Americans we went to bed that night knowing we lived in the greatest country in the history of the world. God bless Neil Armstrong."

"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that the heart sees what is invisible to the eye."

"President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet. My promise... is to help you and your family."

"Men and women of every faith and good people with none at all sincerely strive to do right and lead a purpose-driven life."

"Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof."

"To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while."

"When I did 'E.T.,' it sort of solidified the only family I know are these film crews. These gypsies. These filmmakers. That was the solidification and the clicking revelations of 'This is what I want to do with my life and this is where I'm going to survive.'"

"The attempt to redefine the family as a purely voluntary arrangement grows out of the modern delusion that people can keep all their options open all the time."