63 Quotes by Sargent Shriver

The natural idealism of youth is an idealism, alas, for which we do not always provide as many outlets as we should.

Do we talk about the dignity of work? Do we give our students any reason for believing it is worthwhile to sacrifice for their work because such sacrifices improve the psychological and mental health of the person who makes them?

Being accused of enthusiasm is something I'll never live down.

He who knows all things and believes nothing is damned.

In the Peace Corps, the volunteer must be a fully developed, mature person. He must not join to run abroad or escape problems.

It's the most rewarding thing to be a civil servant.

My parents had always preached the virtues of hard work. But hard work is one thing; economic struggle is another.

There is an alternative to war. It has been with us forever.

It wouldn't kill me if I were never nominated or elected to anything.