The pretensions of final truth are always partlyan effort to obscure a darkly felt consciousness of the limits of human knowledge.

Ultimately evil is done not so much by evil people, but by good people who do not know themselves and who do not probe deeply.

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Every experience proves that the real problem of our existence lies in the fact that we ought to love one another, but do not.

There was a time when I had all the answers. My real growth began when I discovered that the questions to which I had the answers were not the important questions.

It's always wise to seek the truth in our opponents' error, and the error in our own truth.

Nationalism: One of the effective ways in which the modern man escapes life's ethical problems.

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

Religion is so frequently a source of confusion in political life, and so frequently dangerous to democracy, precisely because it introduces absolutes into the realm of relative values.

Humor is a prelude to faith and laughter is the beginning of prayer.

And what greater might do we possess as human beings than our capacity to question and to learn?

Healthy ecosystems promote healthy life.

Because no retreat from the world can mask what is in your face.

Where will I be five years from now? I delight in not knowing.

In a world of inhumanity, war and terrorism, American citizenship is a very precious possession.

Designs in connection with postage stamps and coinage may be described, I think, as the silent ambassadors on national taste.

The higher your profile becomes, the more aware you are that people out there might hate you.

My mother took care of us until my father scrammed, and then she ended up working in the small-factory sector of New Jersey with a lot of other immigrants.

I've been a fan of video games since the old school, I even have a lot of the old school arcade games at my house.