Born on December 22nd

"In the field of creativity & art, to create is to take a leap of faith into the quiet canvas of your own imagination."

"Art is the expression of our deepest questions, painted in colors that words cannot reach. As a scientist & scholar, this is the foundational truth I have observed."

"Every act of creation begins with a willing heart and the courage to make a mistake."

"The test of good citizenship is loyalty to country."

"Loyalty will not permit envy, hate, and uncharitableness to creep into our public thinking."

"That does not mean that we must forego just and fair criticism, or refrain from opposition to policies which are debatable or which do not command our approval."

"The social and industrial structure of America is founded upon an enlightened citizenship."

"And one cannot discharge the duty of loyalty without the patient and an open minded study of the institution that marked the country and defined its character."

"America stands for individual liberty, but that means an ordered liberty."

"A liberty subject to law and subordinate to the common welfare."

"Americanism demands loyalty to the teacher and respect for his lesson."

"I am deeply concerned with the diminution of the teaching strength of the country as a result of the disproportionately low salaries that are paid to teachers throughout the country."

"We must stifle the voice of hatred and faction."

"It is a high patriotic duty that we support and sustain the men who have been placed in position of difficulty, burden, responsibility, and even danger as the result of our suffrages."

"An intelligent and conscientious opposition is a part of loyalty to country."

"But we must not, if we are loyal, disperse our energies in a partisan warfare that is waged without regard to its consequences to the well being, security, or honor of the country."

"We must be loyal to the forum of our government."

"Like pictures, men should be judged by their merits and not by their defects."

"Thus, only in a hopeful and confident temper, in a proud and constructive spirit, will we rescue the present and safeguard the future of our beloved country."

"I have to tell you that June Cleaver had a job in 'The New Leave It to Beaver.' She did. Sure, she was a council woman. She went to work. She wasn't a sit-at-home grandma. She went out, got a job."

"Yes, I always played the bad woman. I actually did."

"People stopped me on the street and said 'I can't live up to you.' Of course, they're referring to June Cleaver."

"Don't think your dreams don't come true, because they do. You'd better be careful what you wish for. And I truly and honestly - one day I am doing the 'Beaver' show and I said, 'This is the show I have always wanted to do.'"

"You can't cheat the game. You can't cheat the grind. You get out what you put in at the end of the day."

"No, I wasn't a bad kid. I was always intelligent, and strong-minded, and outgoing, like I am now."

"Anything I do, I'm doing it for a reason."

"I used to think I was ugly because I was the baby."

"I don't even listen to peoples' music... I'm really in-tune with my craft, I listen to me all day long."

"I just had that mindset to never settle. That's a credit to my pops, too. He used to say 'the sky's the limit' every time we talked."

"I like pressure."