“ My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go straight. ”
“ We prefer world law in the age of self-determination to world war in the age of mass extermination. ”
“ Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to settle disputes... can no longer be of concern to great powers alone. ”
“ I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone. ”
“ If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him. ”
“ There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction. ”
“ Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. ”
“ The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth. ”
“ A child miseducated is a child lost. ”
“ For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future. ”
“ Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource. ”
“ Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder. ”
“ If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. ”
“ The pay is good and I can walk to work. ”
“ It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree. ”
“ Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly. ”
“ Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. ”
“ The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. ”
“ A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. ”
“ A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today - and in fact we have forgotten. ”