“Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked about such a thing.”

So the world is again faced with the problem of armed aggression. Powerful dictatorships are attacking an exposed, but free, area.

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight- it’s the size of the fight in the dog.

You do not lead by hitting people over the head — that’s assault, not leadership.

Don’t join the book burners. Don’t think you’re going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don’t be afraid to go in your library and read every book.

Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.

We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom.

Never waste a minute thinking about people you don’t like.

Don’t be afraid to go to your library and read every book as long as any document does not offend your own ideas of decency.

The problem is not merely man against man or nation against nation. It is man against war.

May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.

If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.

All generalizations are inaccurate, including this one.

The world is more like it is now then it ever has before.

Worry is a word that I don’t allow myself to use.

They may excuse failure but they will not excuse abandonment.

Look at things and listen and feel.

All I know about music is that not many people ever really hear it.

Society speaks and all men listen, mountains speak and wise men listen.

Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.

The number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.

As a leader of people, you have to be a great listener, a great motivator, be very good at praising and bringing out the best in people.

There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak.

Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.