“We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.”

Presidents are selected, not elected.

In these days of difficulty, we Americans everywhere must and shall choose the path of social justice…, the path of faith, the path of hope, and the path of love toward our fellow man.

If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships – the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and Senators and Congressmen and Government officials but the voters of this country.

Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.

The motto of war is: “Let the strong survive; let the weak die.” The motto of peace is: “Let the strong help the weak to survive.”

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.

When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.

Peace, like charity, begins at home.

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.

If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.

We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.

I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.

We know that equality of individual ability has never existed and never will, but we do insist that equality of opportunity still must be sought.

Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.

The real safeguard of democracy is education.

The minute you get a religion you stop thinking. Believe in one thing too much and you have no room for new ideas.

Dad, as a good American, believed his newspapers.

I believe women still face a glass ceiling that must be shattered.

I was so ugly that my parents sent my picture to ‘ripley’s believe it or not’ – they sent it back and said, “we don’t believe it.”

Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying.

Be not attached to who you think you are. So you can believe all that you are meant to be.

You believe in magic and so do I, because I believe in you.

Those who fight the hardest for change are the ones who most believe its possible.