The measure of a civilization is how it treats those at the dawn of life, the margins of life and the twilight of life.

The great challenge which faces us is to assure that, in our society of big-ness, we do not strangle the voice of creativity, that the rules of the game do not come to overshadow its purpose, that the grand orchestration of society leaves ample room for the man who marches to the music of another drummer.

The Senate is a place filled with goodwill and good intentions, and if the road to hell is paved with them, then it's a pretty good detour.

Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law.

History teaches us that the great revolutions aren't started by people who are utterly down and out, without hope and vision. They take place when people begin to live a little better - and when they see how much yet remains to be achieved.

More progress results from the violent execution of an imperfect plan than the perfection of a plan to violently execute.

The President has only 190 million bosses. The Vice President has 190 million and one.