A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election.

It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money that is spent in studying them.

I'm an actor. And I guess I've done so many movies I've achieved some high visibility. But a star? I guess I still think of myself as kind of a worker ant.

The groundhog is like most other prophets; it delivers its prediction and then disappears.

I wouldn't be who I am and where I am today if it wasn't for years of education.

The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means of creating a vast programme of physical education and sports competitions for all young people.

Learning isn't meant to be confined to a box, and students virtually never 'master' a topic simply by taking a class.

I took a gap year myself after high school and worked on a farm near Lyon, France. I stayed with the Vallet family, picked and packed fruit, and discovered that red wine can be a breakfast drink. That led to further travel as a university student.