Change is like fire- if uncontrolled, it will consume us.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests.

Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.

Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.

People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.

Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

Love everyone you meet, everyone will love you.

Love and gratitude offers courage.

Men are men, unfortunately, no matter what their shape, and inclined to sin.

Since when has outright denial of truth become a Nigerian factor?

Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.

The American people do not begrudge anyone his or her power until they start abusing it.

I believe when we look different and carry something different, people are going to see that and want it too.

You can never really go wrong if you take nature as an example

When I meet people on airplanes and they find out I'm an economist, they usually ask about stock tips.

I decided to go to Latin America because many of my students in Washington emigrated from this region and inspired me to learn more about their home countries.