I have an unshaken conviction that democracy can never be undermined if we maintain our library resources and a national intelligence capable of utilizing them.

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 educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differ from the dead.

As a comic, I think I'm very verbally oriented about a lot of the stuff that I've written or thought up and how I say it.

I think it's OK to be confident in yourself.

There is no sin coveting things are of no great use or profit, but would show out good and have some grandeur around them.

To be the best and stay there, sweat is necessary.

I believe we can accelerate our acumen, performance and success by leveraging our associations and spending time with people better than us.

The charm of London is that you are never glad or sorry for ten minutes together; in the country you are one or the other for weeks.

In terms of covers, it's always nice to do ones that aren't actually getting played by the original artist anymore. I just love the song; I love that band, and it's nice to be able to play it.

The end of war begins with people who believe that another world is possible and that another empire has already interrupted time and space and is taking over this earth with the dreams of God.

Most of my life I have done what I wanted to do. I have had fun on the job.