Never give up on anybody.

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

Today we know that World War II began not in 1939 or 1941 but in the 1920's and 1930's when those who should have known better persuaded themselves that they were not their brother's keeper.

The difference between hearsay and prophecy is often one of sequence. Hearsay often turns out to have been prophecy.

A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office.

The time has arrived in America for the Democratic Party to get out of the shadows of states rights and walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights

The moral test of a society is how that society treats those who are in the dawn of life: the children; ... the elderly.

I learned more about the economy from one South Dakota dust storm that I did in all my years of college.

My favorite sandwich is peanut butter, baloney, cheddar cheese, lettuce, and mayonnaise on toasted bread with catsup on the side.

Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism.

Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

History shows that there are no invincible armies.

I think by writing about a place with great specificity, you manage to make it universal.

I like to get people moving and jumping. I think it's good to add more emotion and chaos.

I don't have a publicist, I don't go to events, I don't do magazines, and it's just not my life.

The one thing you can give God that will truly impress God is freindship. God is an eternal companion who is with you all the time - never judges, just is.

It would be next to impossible to discover a handsome woman who was not also a vain woman.

In each business, there is a process, or a delivery system or information system, that is changing rapidly under them.

Without acting, I cannot breathe.

The sufficiency of my merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient.