The difference between the men and the boys in politics is, and always has been , that the boys want to be something, while the men want to do something.

The biggest big business in America is not steel, automobiles, or television. It is the manufacture, refinement and distribution of anxiety.

Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves.

Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world is power without humor.

Better to trust the man who is frequently in error than the one who is never in doubt.

The bigger the information media, the less courage and freedom they follow. Bigness means weakness.

Wisdom is essential in a president, the appearance of wisdom will do in a candidate.

I'm sort of a pessimist about tomorrow and an optimist about the day after tomorrow.

The major cause of problems are solutions

No man was ever more than about nine meals away from crime or suicide.

You can't know who you are, as a nation or a people, unless you know where you've been.

Maximising my wealth was never my chief thing.

If I'm going to do something, I really put everything into it and I want it to mean something to me.

Yeah, some kids called me fish lips because I had these really full lips. Now I'm sure all those same girls are getting collagen injections, so I'm having the last laugh.

Charity alone, or love and compassion, is what joins [the Lord and a person] together.

Success teaches us nothing; only failure teaches.

Microfinance recognizes that poor people are remarkable reservoirs of energy and knowledge

I thought soccer was my future, but I got too big.

The greater the feeling of responsibility for the person the more true love there is.

Swallow the stars until you are one with the universe, with all-pervading universal life.

There is often more spiritual force in a proverb than in whole philosophical systems.