Presidents cannot always kick evil-minded persons out of the front door. Such persons are often selected by the electors to represent them.

Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.

Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.

Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.

It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.

My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor.

Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men.

Being a politician is a poor profession. Being a public servant is a noble one.

All men are equal before fish.

To the engineer falls the job of clothing the bare bones of science with life, comfort, and hope.

Absolute freedom of the press to discuss public questions is a foundation stone of American liberty.

The best listeners listen between the lines.

I'll give you an idea of what kind of a guy he was. St. Francis would have punched him in the mouth.

[Albert Camus] wasn't writing under the influence of the Nobel Prize. That was an external thing for the artist in him.

If you can see yourself doing something, you can do it. If you can’t see yourself doing it, usually you can’t achieve it.

There is such a thing as fanaticism, it is always wrong, and if you disagree, you're wrong too.

Just because we are back home, don't get comfortable. Have that same uptight feeling like it's just us against everyone.

How many people could embrace such disturbing imagery?

We know all along that time is squeezing us into a corner while we mentally rocket to each new star that flares across our sky, and yet we can't help ourselves.

Love is a warm brain, not a leaping heart.

I love the idea of stepping out of the band situation into a solo world with no boundaries, no expectations, where nothing is out of bounds.