I sometimes think that the saving grace of America lies in the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities- a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.

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.

You have to believe what you're saying if you're going to convince me. I just can't break that rule, even if I want to.

This is God's beauty!The Elegant nature of Esther, The Meek nature of Moses, The Pius nature of Paul, The Passionate nature of Peter, The Just nature of Jesus and thenThe wise nature of you!

I can speak four dialects, but none of them is fairy language.

If there is a God, he is within. You don't ask God to give you things, you depend on God for your inner theme.

I've written a couple screenplays and half-finished plays.

It's always like you write a poem when you can't really say what you're trying to say.

Soon equates to good, later to worse, Uagen Zlepe, scholar. Therefore, immediacy.

Live shows are fun - sometimes. But you have to practice for months on end.

Well, there are some things a man just can't run away from.

The first step is to penetrate the clouds of deceit and distortion and learn the truth about the world, then to organize and act to change it. That's never been impossible and never been easy.