Of course, I do not believe in having everyone who is a liberal called a communist, or everyone who is conservative called a fascist.

Ambition is pitiless. Any merit that it cannot use it finds despicable.

Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.

Will people ever be wise enough to refuse to follow bad leaders or to take away the freedom of other people?

Courage is exhilarating.

You [future first ladies] will feel that you are no longer clothing yourself, you are dressing a public monument.

The most unhappy people in the world are those who face the days without knowing what to do with their time. But if you have more projects than you have time for, you are not going to be an unhappy person. This is as much a question of having imagination and curiosity as it is of actually making plans.