It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.

When the decision is up before you-and on my desk I have a motto which says "The buck stops here"-the decision has to be made.

An honest public servant can't become rich in politics. He can only attain greatness and satisfaction by service.

Brave men don't belong to any one country. I respect bravery wherever I see it.

It is ignorance that causes most mistakes.

Everybody has the right to express what he thinks. That, of course, lets the crackpots in. But if you cannot tell a crackpot when you see one, then you ought to be taken in.

We are trying to prevent a third world war.