I believe in the brotherhood of man, not merely the brotherhood of white men but the brotherhood of all men before law.

There is no gratitude for things past. Gratitude is always for what you're going to do for people in the future.

I can deal with Stalin. He is honest, but smart as hell.

I always remember an epitaph which is in the cemetery at Tombstone, Arizona. It says: 'Here lies Jack Williams. He done his damnedest.' I think that is the greatest epitaph a man can have - When he gives everything that is in him to do the job he has before him. That is all you can ask of him and that is what I have tried to do.

The most peaceful thing in the world is plowing a field. Chances are you’ll do your best thinking that way.

I've had a few setbacks in my life, but I never gave up.

Politics is a fascinating game, because politics is government. It is the art of government.