I realized that public affairs were also my affairs.

In trying to make something new, half the undertaking lies in discovering whether it can be done. Once it has been established that it can, duplication is inevitable.

Freedom is not won on the battlefields. The chance for freedom is won there. The final battle is won or lost in our hearts and minds.

Democracy cannot long survive when the people permit their lives to be dominated - economically or politically - by a powerful few.

Character isn't inherited. One builds it daily by how one thinks and acts.

To be free you must afford freedom to your neighbor, regardless of race, color, creed, or national origin, and that sometimes, for some, is very difficult.

Politicians aren't any more wicked than other citizens but the situation in which they are placed warps their judgment.

I never felt I left the stage.

There is no danger is letting people have their say. ... There is a danger when you try to stop them from saying it.

The discrepancy between American ideals and American practice - between our aims and what we actually do - creates a moral dry rot which eats away at the foundations of our democratic faith.

Such pip-squeaks as Nixon and McCarthy are trying to get us so frightened of Communism that we'll be afraid to turn out the lights at night.

Never get into a pissin' contest with a skunk." Mary Jo R.

But now we have time. Endless time stretches before us.

his eyes are swords from far was sparkling sharpnesson my body and soul

Well, well, my dear. Are we so brokenhearted as that? Is the loss of that terrible prince really worth your life?

Look for principles and virtues that will help you grow bigger from inside.

No one knows what he can to do until he tries.

I love the spirit of Halloween and the energy that comes with it.

I never made a person look bad. They do that themselves.

Wishful thinking is not sound public policy.

I'm not a foodie; I'm an eatie. I don't have anything against foodies. I just don't have the time or the interest to do that much research.