The difference between hearsay and prophecy is often one of sequence. Hearsay often turns out to have been prophecy.

My philosophy has always been that benefits should percolate up rather than trickle down.

The President is the peoples lobbyist.

There is in every American, I think, something of the old Daniel Boone - who, when he could see the smoke from another chimney, felt himself too crowded and moved further out into the wilderness.

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

Today we know that World War II began not in 1939 or 1941 but in the 1920's and 1930's when those who should have known better persuaded themselves that they were not their brother's keeper.

Before people will do anything, they have got to eat. And if you are really looking for a way for people to lean on you and to be dependent on you, in terms of their cooperation with you, it seems to me that food dependence would be terrific.