There are always a lot of people so afraid of rocking the boat that they stop rowing. We can never get ahead that way.

It is time that all Americans realized that the place of labor is side by side with the businessman and with the farmer, and not one-degree lower.

When even one American - who has done nothing wrong - is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth - then all Americans are in peril.

If you can't dance then you are a loser.

The 'C' students run the world.

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

This [minimum wage] legislation, passed by the 81st Congress at its first session, is an important addition to the laws we live by. It is a measure dictated by social justice. It adds to our economic strength. It is founded on the belief that full human dignity requires at least a minimum level of economic sufficiency and security.