What do we want for people? Human dignity, personal expression and fulfillment, justice, freedom.

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.

Don't wait for the right moment to start, start and make each moment right.

you better learn how to learn better...

I appreciate the little things in life because it adds up to everything.

Arc, amplitude, and curvature sustain a similar relation to each other as time, motion, and velocity, or as volume, mass, and density.

America is a constipated nation.... If you pass small stools, you have to have large hospitals.

No team works out teamwork.

Don't look at the downside of everything that comes along. It helps life move along so much smoother and nicer.

You must be a fundamentalist to be really successful in the market.

Fame is ultimately about the cycles of desire and how to do away with them or manage them well.

Sometimes the father feels pushed out because of the connection between the mother and the child.