The leadership for civil rights has to take place in the White House or it is going to take place in the streets.

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.

The word of God is our glorious light for any dark situation.

It may be that the deep necessity of art is the examination of self-deception.

Cleanliness in the cat world is usually a virtue put above godliness.

Exciting literature after supper is not the best digestive.

Social Security is not just the foundation of America's retirement dignity and security, it ensures the economic stability and strength of our families and our state's economy.

How can you know what you're capable of if you don't embrace the unkown?

Dr. King's Nobel Prize had a more powerful transforming effect on him than I think he realized at the time.

I do love ponies. Wish I could eat one right now.

Leadership is about making decisions with the information you have, not the information people will have 12 years later, i kind of feel sorry for my friend Jeb Bush.

There is a trouble called Twitter, the finest lies are here. Nowadays, social media is actually the headache of societies.