Anyone who knows history, particularly the history of Europe, will, I think, recognize that the domination of education or of government by any one particular religious faith is never a happy arrangement for the people.

Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, ‘It can’t be done.’

Because they have so little, children must rely on imagination rather than experience.

Mr. [Richard M.] Nixon never has anything but hindsight.

You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.

The film industry is a great industry, with infinite possibilities for good and bad. Its primary purpose is to entertain people. On the side, it can do many other things. It can popularize certain ideals, it can make education palatable. But in the long run, the judge who decides whether what it does is good or bad is the man or woman who attends the movies.

Obedience may have its uses, but it is no substitute for willing, uncoerced co-operation.