I hate goofballs.

Joe Kennedy isn’t in the habit of having incompetents around. I wouldn’t have lasted three months if I didn’t have some ability.

One of the things Mr. Kennedy taught me was that in laying out a new project, you shouldn’t try to cope with every little problem.

I don’t have to run the Peace Corps. I could live without seeing my picture in the newspapers and without being interviewed.

If a young person has any idealism at all, it’s strongest about the time he finishes college.

I don’t think the Gallup Poll technique is going to be very helpful in determining the goals of our educational system.

As far as I was concerned, the Depression was an ill wind that blew some good. If it hadn’t occurred, my parents would have given me my college education. As it was, I had to scrabble for it.

The roots of racism lie deep in man’s nature, wounded and bruised by original sin.

Respect for another man’s opinion is worthy. It is the realization that any opinion is valuable, for it is the sign of a rational being.

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