Mozart, who was buried in a pauper’s grave, was one of the greatest successes we know of, a man who in his early thirties had poured out his inexhaustible gift of music, leaving the world richer because he had passed that way. To leave the world richer—that is the ultimate success.

...real prosperity can only come when everybody prospers.

A respect for the rights of other peoples to determine their forms of government and their economy will not weaken our democracy. It will inevitably strengthen it.

Have convictions. Be friendly. Stick to your beliefs as they stick to theirs. Work as hard as they do.

Nothing was ever accomplished by anyone who said 'It can't be done.'

Life has got to be lived - that's all there is to it. At seventy, I would say the advantage is that you take life more calmly. You know that 'this, too, shall pass!'

Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes.