In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value is not in its taste, but in its effects.

Educational exchange can turn nations into people, contributing as no other form of communication can to the humanizing of international relations

We must dare to think 'unthinkable' thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world.

In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater security than another submarine.

The Program further aims to make the benefits of American culture and technology available to the world and to enrich American life by exposing it to the science and art of many societies.

The price of empire is America's soul, and that price is too high.

"The making of peace is a continuing process that must go on from day to day, from year to year, so long as our civilization shall last."

Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international relations.

We must care to think about the unthinkable things, because when things become unthinkable, thinking stops and action becomes mindless.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

There are many respects in which America, if it can bring itself to act with the magnanimity and the empathy appropriate to its size and power, can be an intelligent example to the world.

Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is ethics. It is honor.

Only that which cannot be lost in a shipwreck is yours.

My parents tried to shield me from how famous they were when I was growing up on Long Island. I had no idea.

You can build a whole world around the tiniest of touches.

Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.

No artist, if he has original talent, can paint like another.

A big part of finding the right resources is knowing what to look for and what to avoid.

Cynical is a fool's word for realist.

Great critics, of whom there are piteously few, build a home for the truth.

I make a good living doing what I do.