First of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.

It is highly unlikely that an airplane, or fleet of them, could ever sink a fleet of Navy vessels under battle conditions.

The hopes of the Republic cannot forever tolerate either undeserved poverty or self-serving wealth.

Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

A nation, like a person, has a mind - a mind that must be kept informed and alert, that must know itself, that understands the hopes and needs of its neighbors - all the other nations that live within the narrowing circle of the world

A war of ideas can no more be won without books than a naval war can be won without ships. Books, like ships, have the toughest armor, the longest cruising range, and mount the most powerful guns.

If you have spent two years in bed trying to wiggle your big toe, everything else seems easy.