The human animal cannot be trusted for anything good except en masse. The combined thought and action of the whole people of any race, creed or nationality, will always point in the right direction.

An honest public servant can't become rich in politics. He can only attain greatness and satisfaction by service.

I sincerely regret the unfortunate choice of language which I used in my letter of August 29 to Congressman McDonough concerning the Marine Corps.

Work Hard. Do your best. Keep your word. Never get too big for your britches. Trust in God. Have no fear; and Never forget a friend.

My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. To tell the truth, there's hardly a difference.

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.

Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices.

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.

Democrats work to help people who need help. That other party, they work for people who don't need help. That's all there is to it.

Everybody has the right to express what he thinks. That, of course, lets the crackpots in. But if you cannot tell a crackpot when you see one, then you ought to be taken in.

Term limits would cure both senility and seniority- both terrible legislative diseases.

I don't have a dime left. I am dependent on my friends for food and a small old-age pension.

start with one true thing

Pray that you will have good and correct attitudes about all your experiences - be they good or bad.

I have always been honest about my recollection of events.

You become a great composer when you win a Pulitzer. But I think that now it's a completely meaningless award.

Love without trust. The difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul

What tinfoil?" he asked.

Successful people move on their own initiative but they know where they are going before they start.

For me the best kind of film music is liturgical music. Liturgical music is essentially a million scores for the same film.

No distinction is 'tween man and man, But as his virtues add to him a glory Or vices cloud him.