“There are three things in life which are real: God, human folly and laughter. Since the first two are beyond our comprehension, we must do what we can with the third.”

A tax cut means higher family income and higher business profits and a balanced federal budget.

The war against hunger is truly mankind’s war of liberation.

In a time of turbulence and change, it is more true than ever that knowledge is power.

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.

No President should fear public scrutiny of his program.

My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.

Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.

Truth is a tyrant-the only tyrant to whom we can give our allegiance. The service of truth is a matter of heroism.

We must abolish nuclear weapons, or they will abolish us.

Each success brings with it the potential of failure and each failure brings with it the potential of success.

A boy spends his time finding a girl to sleep with. A real man spends his time looking for the one worth waking up to.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.

This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.

I think clarity is the real risk in poetry because you are exposed. You’re out in the open field. You’re actually saying things that are comprehensible, and it’s easy to criticize something you can understand.

We see radiating many long arms with innumerable tentaculae, and in the centre rises a gigantic head with a comprehensive brain and keen eyes to look on every side and ears sensitive to hear–and a voracious mouth to swallow.

We want a fully comprehensive trade deal that reflects our deep, ongoing relationship, the friendship between our two countries.

There is an immense, painful longing for a broader, more flexible, fuller, more coherent, more comprehensive account of what we human beings are, who we are and what this life is for.

The mind may accept or deny that you are awareness, but either way it can’t really understand. It cannot comprehend. Thought cannot comprehend what is beyond thought.

The apathy and inattention of the average citizen is beyond comprehension.

All events are secretly interrelated; the sweep of all we are doing reaches beyond the horizon of our comprehension.

Most people experience both tragedy and joy in varying proportions. Any philosophy which leaves out either cannot be considered to be comprehensive.