Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.

It has always seemed to me that the best symbol of common sense was a bridge.

I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.

To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.

We have nothing to fear but fear itself.

Self-help and self-control are the essence of the American tradition.

The gains in education are never really lost. Books may be burned and cities sacked, but truth, like the yearning for freedom, lives in the hearts of humble men.