Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

When you can't do any housecleaning because everything that goes on is a damned secret, then we're on our way to something the Founding Fathers didn't have in mind. Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix.

Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day.

Children and dogs are as necessary to the welfare of the country as Wall Street and the railroads.

A man who is influenced by the polls or is afraid to make decisions which make him unpopular is not a man to represent the welfare of the country.

Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of humor wouldn't still be here.

We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war until communication is permitted to flow, free and open, across international boundaries.