A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office.

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

Today we know that World War II began not in 1939 or 1941 but in the 1920's and 1930's when those who should have known better persuaded themselves that they were not their brother's keeper.

The difference between hearsay and prophecy is often one of sequence. Hearsay often turns out to have been prophecy.

The time has arrived in America for the Democratic Party to get out of the shadows of states rights and walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights

The moral test of a society is how that society treats those who are in the dawn of life: the children; ... the elderly.

I learned more about the economy from one South Dakota dust storm that I did in all my years of college.

My favorite sandwich is peanut butter, baloney, cheddar cheese, lettuce, and mayonnaise on toasted bread with catsup on the side.

Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism.

Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.

It is not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left.

There are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world without them.

You know how sometimes you meet someone and you feel like you've known them your whole life?Well, I feel like I've loved you my whole life.

The world is filled with lots of dark energies, we need to be that dim light at every corner that'll illuminate the world.

Attitude is the difference between ordeal and adventure

I love the house that I've been living in for over 40 years. I really am a homebody and I still love to play golf.

When a profession is protected by academic freedom and tenure, it tends to turn inward. To a large extent that's good.

An awareness of the need for some kind of global government is gaining ground, one in which all members of the world community would take part.

If a species is diverse, it can survive and prosper. If a species is homogeneous, it is vulnerable.

Sometimes I think you like me better as a wolf." "Sometimes I do. It probably has something to do with the way you CAN'T TALK.

Just as a wise man can say something foolish, a fool can say something wise.