Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind.

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger--but recognize the opportunity.

The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.[Quoting Reverend Phillips Brooks, during Remarks at Presidential Prayer Breakfast, February 7 1963]

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. Ideas have endurance without death.

All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first one thousand days . . .nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin.

Happiness is the full use of one's talents along lines of excellence.

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

The best road to progress is freedom's road.