90% of what we did the Press didn't know about, and 90% of what they did know about they got wrong.

A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts.

Too many people live too much in the past. The past must be a springboard, not a sofa.

The wind of change is blowing through the continent. Whether we like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political fact.

Most of our people have never had it so good.

It has been said that there is no fool like an old fool, except a young fool. But the young fool has first to grow up to be an old fool to realize what a damn fool he was when he was a young fool.

I have learned that in all negotiations nothing matters except the will to reach agreement.

If you don't believe in God, all you have to believe in is decency. Decency is very good. Better decent than indecent. But I don't think it's enough.

Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.

History is apt to judge harshly those who sacrifice tomorrow for today.

I'd like that translated, if I may.

Is there any smooth path to success? No. You must learn to travel on many rugged roads to find the straight path.

The uniform enhanced his athletic body, and my thoughts drifted to how magnificent he would look with his uniform puddled around his feet.

I have a preference for rough architecture, real, inexpensive, unfinished.

We can't allow any war for imperialism or greed to be fought in our names. This is what we need to keep fighting for.

Do not imagine that you have to know everything before you can do anything. My own best work was done when I was most ignorant.

Life is like licking Honey from a Thorn

Having been on tour in countries that are extremely eco-friendly, we automatically end up doing the things that normal people do in other countries.

There is no nobler deed than the performance of one's duty.

In the Peace Corps, the volunteer must be a fully developed, mature person. He must not join to run abroad or escape problems.

I don't really think you can ever stop making new friends or learning about as many new things as possible.