We believe that unless we give opportunity to the strong and able, we shall never have the means to provide real protection for the weak and the old.

A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts.

Too many people live too much in the past. The past must be a springboard, not a sofa.

The wind of change is blowing through the continent. Whether we like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political fact.

Most of our people have never had it so good.

It has been said that there is no fool like an old fool, except a young fool. But the young fool has first to grow up to be an old fool to realize what a damn fool he was when he was a young fool.

I have learned that in all negotiations nothing matters except the will to reach agreement.

If you don't believe in God, all you have to believe in is decency. Decency is very good. Better decent than indecent. But I don't think it's enough.

Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.

History is apt to judge harshly those who sacrifice tomorrow for today.

I'd like that translated, if I may.

In life, there are no mistakes, only lessons.

There's something amazing about humor and laughter. It broadens your perspective.

But if they called everything divine which they do not understand, why, there would be no end of divine beings.

We all face storms in life. Some are more difficult than others, but we all go through trials and tribulation. That's why we have the gift of faith.

I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.

Leningrad ... is a city with the gift of timelessness.

I felt like I had just double-tapped Santa.

My idols have always stuck to their guns and said what they want to do.

Don't play safe. Cook outside of your comfort zone, otherwise you're just going to do the same things.

I believe there ought to be school choice, so that parents can choose within the public school system.