JFK used to say the bishops and the cardinals were all Republicans, but the nuns were Democrats! I sort of believe that too.

Kennedy was haunted by the Bay of Pigs invasion but carried the country through the Cuban Missile Crisis. He later increased the number of U.S. military advisers to South Vietnam to more than 16,000.

Once I decide to do something, I can't have people telling me I can't. If there's a roadblock, you jump over it, walk around it, crawl under it.

A hero is someone we can admire without apology.

The difference between authorized and unauthorized biographies is the difference between riding in carriage or squatting in steerage.

Studies have been done showing that there really are gender differences, that women do bring more congeniality and compromise to the table.

People forget that unauthorized does not mean untrue and authorized does not mean authentic.

Presidents often disappoint, but first ladies rarely do.

There's still time for redemption if I live long enough, don't you think?

I would love to do an unauthorized biography about Congress. It's like a secret society up there.

Most historians agree that Abraham Lincoln was the most important man to ever occupy the White House because he abolished slavery and kept the states united through a bloody civil war.

When we love each other we are immortal and indestructible like the heartbeat and the rain and the wind.

Gratitude bestows reverence.....changing forever how we experience life and the world.

A bad day for your ego is a great day for your soul.

Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children.

The bond of love is divine.

Frankly, if you do politics, you should not be thinking about your dignity.

It needs brains to be a real fool.

Loneliness is the teacher of giving.

Sometimes kids just act impulsively, but it's because we have strong feelings, not because we're trying to make trouble.

With morality we correct the mistakes of our instincts, and with love we correct the mistakes of our morals.