Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, but genius must be born; and never can be taught.
The Olympics must be my curse or something.
Iran, Libya and Syria are irresponsible states, which must be disarmed of weapons of mass destruction, and a successful American move in Iraq as a model will make that easier to achieve.
Nothing dates one so dreadfully as to think someplace is uptown. At our age one must be watchful of these conversational gray hairs.
In politics, you must let the other person have your way.
I need to be frightened of things. I hate it, but I must need it, because it's what I do.
I don't care what I look like. I must be comfortable. Some of my friends have plastic surgery and Botox, but I'm not interested in it.
I must say, I've been in the studio with Jay Z, dog... I thought the freestyle thing was a myth. But, bro!
But I must own that I also felt stirred by an unselfish desire to voice all the joys and sorrows, the hopes and ambitions, of the American Negro, in classic musical form.
Geniuses are the luckiest of mortals because what they must do is the same as what they most want to do.
You, the actor, must be aware of when you're being funny, but the character you're playing should always be oblivious to the fact.
Ideas must be put to the test. That's why we make things, otherwise they would be no more than ideas. There is often a huge difference between an idea and its realisation. I've had what I thought were great ideas that just didn't work.
That surely must be a concern to anyone who decides this drug must be given to stop transmissions, again from mother to child, which is extremely costly and must be taken into account.
A man who dreads trials and difficulties cannot become a revolutionary. If he is to become a revolutionary with an indomitable fighting spirit, he must be tempered in the arduous struggle from his youth. As the saying goes, early training means more than late earning.
For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism. It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian.
For years now, long before I became House majority leader, I have been passionate about foreign affairs because I believe that anyone who leads in Washington must appreciate the significance of America's role in providing for global security and prosperity.
We must stifle the voice of hatred and faction.
We need to respond to the mood of the people - that we must take the lives of the other side as well.
Style is innate to who I am. My father gave me a picture the other day. I must have been about seven, and I had on wing-tip shoes and some cool pants. I thought, 'Wow!'
In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.
Any one who believes that any great enterprise of an industrial character can be started without labor must have little experience of life.
We must confront persecution faced by many Christian communities and the intolerance that plagues us. We must overcome anti-Semitism and the prejudice that divides us. We must defeat Islamophobia and the fears that weaken us.
One serious drawback about letters is that, in order to get them, one must send some out. When it comes to the mail, I feel it is better to receive than to give.
Members of Congress must live according to the same laws as everyone else.
I see a picture right now that's not parallel, so I'm going to go straighten it. Things must be in order.
To create something you must be something.
Power intoxicates men. It is never voluntarily surrendered. It must be taken from them.
Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.
We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.
It is a tremendous honor to be named poet laureate, but one that I find humbling as well, because it's the kind of thing that makes me feel like - even as it's been bestowed upon me - I must continue to live up to what it means... Being the younger laureate in the age of social media is a new challenge.
We must not allow the Iranian regime to use the nation's vast energy resource as a financial pipeline for its nuclear ambitions.
To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.
The election is over, and even though there are people who have different ideologies and beliefs, from now on we must all embrace each other, creating a harmonious and unified new Taiwan through our love and tolerance.
I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose.
Yes, America must do the right thing, but to provide moral leadership, America must do it in the right way, too.
First of all, ladies and gentlemen, you must forget that you are singers.
