Government cannot close its eyes to the pollution of waters, to the erosion of soil, to the slashing of forests any more than it can close its eyes to the need for slum clearance and schools.

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.

After forty a woman has to choose between losing her figure or her face. My advice is to keep your face, and stay sitting down.

Political union means transferring the prerogatives of national legislatures to the European parliament, which would then decide how to structure Europe's fiscal, banking, and monetary union.

Not only is our love for our children sometimes tinged with annoyance, discouragement, and disappointment, the same is true for the love our children feel for us.

If I had time and a hammer, I'd track down every bootleg copy and smash it.

So, I'm going to go over on Angel. Joss is just going to find a way to keep me bleaching my hair, which is fine.

The fashion magazines are suggesting that women wear clothes that are 'age appropriate.' For me that would be a shroud.

I've had a very laughable career and what has seen me through is my sense of humor.

I know all those people. I have friendly, social, and criminal relations with the whole lot of them.

For love is of God. He is the fountain, author, parent, and commander of love; it is the sum of his law and gospel.

This year has been full of lessons learned and soul searching and realizing I'm an adult. It's time to take responsibility and not take the easy way out.