[The overthrow of the Castro regime] is the top priority of the US government. - all else is secondary - no time, no effort, or manpower is to be spared.

There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?

Every time you stand up for an ideal, you send forth a tiny ripple of hope.

I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil. Government belongs wherever evil needs an adversary and there are people in distress.

There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?

While free markets tend to democratize a society, unfettered capitalism leads invariably to corporate control of government.

Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.

Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies.

Too often we honor swagger and bluster and the wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives on the shattered dreams of others.

It is the essence of responsibility to put the public good ahead of personal gain

In your hands lies the future of your world and the fulfilment of the best qualities of your own spirit.

I place solitude in a frame on my desk and call it, the one I love.

Criticism, upon the right one, surpasses and prevails, nothing since it causes a sign of self-discredit.

People who have the most birthdays live the longest.

Regimented minds cannot grasp the concept of confrontation as an open exchange of major differences with a view to settlement through genuine dialogue.

We have to look at the substance of something rather than the shadow.

Nothing reinforces a professional relationship more than enjoying success with someone.

Idling has always been my strong point.

A true friend sees past your excuses to the real reason it's not your fault.

Football's in my blood - and eventually I want to be the one making decisions.

The characteristic place to find Christians is among their enemies. The first place to look for Christ is in Hell.