For three long years I have been going up and down this country preaching that government . . . costs too much. I shall not stop that preaching.

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.

Danger and delight grow on one stalk.

My dad was a very funny man - he's the one who taught me life would be awfully hard without humor! I'm sure his Irish wit in some way influenced my decision to become an actress.

Slavery didnt break up the black families as much as liberal welfare rules.

I've got that Irish thing going on. Lots of Irish in my background.

Nadal's the best player in history on [clay], and he is one of the best-ever players that played this game.

We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.

Absolute catholicity of taste is not without its dangers. It is only an auctioneer who should admire all schools of art.

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

Things are such that someone lifting a cup, or watching the rain, petting a dog, or singing, just singing - could be doing as much for this universe as anyone.

Here's to responsibility, twice a week.