“We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.”

We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.

There are as many opinions as there are experts.

To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.

An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two or more national parties which merely have different names but are as alike in their principles and aims as peas in the same pod.

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.

It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.

No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country… By living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level – I mean the wages of decent living.

We have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we now know that it is bad economics.

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.”

A child’s smile is worth more than all the money in the world.

It is very important that adults talk to children about what is happening in a way that they can understand, using simple and age-appropriate language.

I am only 8 years old, I told myself. No little boy of 8 has ever murdered anyone. It’s not possible.

We believed in our idea – a family park where parents and children could have fun- together.

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them.

Being a bit famous now gives me the opportunity to help people who really need it, especially children.

Cherish your visions and your dreams, as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.

Sometimes, when I see my grand daughters make small discoveries of their own, I wish I were a child.