If we will maintain our hope and confidence in the genius of our people, they will work out this problem, and their ability and industry will bring us back to normal conditions.

It is not to be expected that human nature will change in a day.

France and Italy have not yet signed this treaty or agreed to naval limitation as between those nations, but I have confidence that in time they will do so.

Warned by the disaster of the last great war, the statesmen of all nations have been taking measures to prevent the return of another such calamity.

Adequate defense has been the catchword of every militarist for centuries.

There are but few naval powers, but there are many land powers.

Competition in armament, both land and naval, is not only a terrible burden upon the people, but I believe it to be one of the greatest menaces to the peace of the world.

There is no short and easy road, no magic cure for those ills which have afflicted mankind from the dawn of history.

It is true not all has been accomplished that the earnest advocates would desire, but a start has been made.

I know of no more important subject to the peace of Europe and the world than the reasonable reduction of armaments, especially in Europe, and of naval armaments throughout the world.

The fact that so many of your people are today residents and citizens of the United States, lending their influence to our civic and economic life, which has meant so much to our development.

Hesitate once, hesitate twice, hesitate a hundred times before employing political standards as a device for the analysis and appreciation of poetry.

You are the song of my mind, melody of my soul, dance of my spirit, and the indescribable ecstasy of my life.

High-quality professions look decently, think profoundly, and act thoughtfully.

Trust your instincts above all else. They are byproducts of natural laws and do not sway to your whims, worries and wonders.

Many things are lost for want of asking.

No, I had no problem communicating with Latin American heads of state - though now I do wish I had paid more attention to Latin when I was in high school.

The Church which taught men not to keep faith with heretics, had no claim to toleration.

You won't learn if you think you already know everything.

As I swim through the summer tide of vulgarity, I find that's what I'm looking for: Movies that at least feel affection for their characters. Raunchy is OK. Cruel is not.

I was angry at my parents when I had to have brain surgery, that they weren't still around, because no matter how old you are you want you parents when you're going through something like that.