There are three periods in life: youth, middle age and "how well you look".

Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems.

Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love.

You can't leave footprints in the sands of time while sitting down.

A man should make all he can, and give all he can.

America is not just a power, it is a promise. It is not enough for our country to be extraordinary in might; it must be exemplary in meaning.

I do not believe it right for one group to impose its vision of morality on an entire society.

The secret to success is to own nothing, but control everything

Maybe this Watergate is like the Old Testament. It was visited upon us and maybe were going to benefit from it.

It is essential that we enable young people to see themselves as participants in one of the most exciting eras in history, and to have a sense of purpose in relation to it.

I am a great believer in planning- economic, social, political, military, total world planning.

Many people know they're working, but not what they're working.

When you put your whole heart in something you risk just that. Your whole heart. It's a high roller's type of gamble. I can tell by your letters that you love with your whole heart.

Does the end justify the means? That is possible. But what will justify the end? To that question, which historical thought leaves pending, rebellion replies: the means.

Treating an identity as an illness invites real illness to make a braver stand.

I despise shopping and department stores.

Just come in there and stand before a live crowd, thousands of people at an Ivy League School, like Eleanor Roosevelt said, always do what you're afraid to do.

If you don't make mistakes, you're not working on hard enough problems. And that's a big mistake.

The revenue of the country, levied almost insensibly to the taxpayer, goes on from year to year, increasing beyond either the interests or the prospective wants of the Government.

Ten strong horses could not pull an empty baby carriage if they worked independently of each other.

A triune God would call us to converse with him . . . because he wants to share the joy he has. Prayer is our way of entering into the happiness of God himself.