We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics. Out of the collapse of a prosperity whose builders boasted their practicality has come the conviction that in the long run economic morality pays.

Inequality may linger in the world of material things, but great music, great literature, great art and the wonders of science are, and should be, open to all.

The first twelve years are the hardest.

If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time.

All work undertaken should be useful - not just for a day, or a year, but useful in the sense that it affords permanent improvement in living conditions or that it creates future new wealth for the Nation.

We must be the great arsenal of democracy. For us this is an emergency as serious as war itself. We must apply ourselves to our task with the same resolution, the same sense of urgency, the same spirit of patriotism and sacrifice as we would show were we at war.

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