You can't be too right too soon and win elections.

We need leadership that can elevate religion and morality to their position of paramount importance and thus eliminate growing selfishness, immorality and materialism.

Extremism in defense of liberty is not a vice, but I denounce political extremism, of the left or the right, based on duplicity, falsehood, fear, violence and threats when they endanger liberty.

I'm concerned about truth and credibility in government.

It is morally, politically and socially wrong for business as business or labor as labor to participate directly in politics.

My wife has been my greatest earthly inspiration. She excels in eloquence, the poetry of words, empathy and graciousness.

The pursuit of the difficult makes men strong

The rights of some must not be enjoyed by denying the rights of others. Neither can we permit states' rights at the expense of human rights.

Too often we shape our public positions on the basis of our economic connections. That brings us dangerously close to economic determinism.

Workers must participate in progress to enjoy their work and take pride in its product.

I would never sacrifice my individual beliefs as a citizen to my corporate responsibilities.

If we read, we shall renew our minds.

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.

I'd walked too close to heaven and gotten a glimpse. The hell I'd lived before her no longer appealed to me.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

Fear comes from uncertainty; we can eliminate the fear within us when we know ourselves better.

We were never tragedies. We were emergencies. You go ahead, call 9-1-1. Tell them I'm havin' a fantastic time.

Without mutual tolerance emerging as the foundation, terrible situations like those of Tibet and Sri Lanka, Bosnia and Rwanda, can never be effectively improved.

My parents weren't extremely successful financially, but they were happy people. They gave me confidence.

A visual image in the hand of an artist is merely a tool to trigger a mental image.