Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests.

Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.

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.

Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.

People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.

Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

The will to learn is the most important ingredient for education

The perfect song neither ends nor begins. It is always playing. Remember to stop and listen.

I've made an incredible amount of money stealing fans from homeowners.

I really respect people who, while they only do films, they have a wide repertoire and a wide thematic array of films they do.

Each scar's a cipher rimmed with old barbs and landmines, protecting its truth.

Whosoever says truffle, utters a grand word, which awakens erotic and gastronomic ideas.

We need to respect the fact that cows are herbivores, and that does not mean feeding them corn and chicken manure.

Ronald Reagan gave our party a bowling alley image as opposed to a country club image. We were talking to people who go bowling on Thursday night, and they were understanding what we were saying.

I seem to write an opera about every 20 years; if you live long enough you can write four operas. I finished my third in 1970.

We must learn from misfortune the means of future strength.