I learned more about the economy from one South Dakota dust storm that I did in all my years of college.

It is not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left.

Peace of mind is another way of saying that you've learned how to love, that you have come to appreciate the importance of giving love in order to be worthy of receiving it.

People in places many of us never heard of, whose names we can't pronounce or even spell, are speaking up for themselves. They speak in languages we once classified as exotic but whose mastery is now essential for our diplomats and businessmen. But what they say is very much the same the world over. They want a decent standard of living. They want human dignity and a voice in their own futures. They want their children to grow up strong and healthy and free.

I believe that each of us can make a difference. That what is wrong can be made right. That people possess the basic wisdom and goodness to govern themselves without conflict.

The moral test of a society is how that society treats those who are in the dawn of life: the children; ... the elderly.

It is always a risk to speak to the press: they are likely to report what you say.