There are those who say to you - we are rushing this issue of civil rights. I say we are 172 years late.

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.

I enjoy growing older and wiser and learning from my mistakes every single day.

Be prepared to change yourself if you think there is a need to change your environment.

I have students whose fathers are voting for Sarah Palin. It's wild.

A nation has character only when it is free.

A man's world, but a white man's planet.

If you let culture make tolerance the preeminent virtue, pretty soon you won't have anything else.

I shoot the Hippopotamus with bullets made of platinum, because if I use the leaden one his hide is sure to flatten em.

Regarding Fasting: Have the faith to bind the Lord.

I prefer just being with people I like. That's my way of celebrating.

To get where you want to go, you can't only do what you like.