To err is human. To blame someone else is politics.

We will be remembered not for the power of our weapons but for the power of our compassion, our dedication to human welfare.

We need an America with the wisdom of experience. But we must not let America grow old in spirit.

Unfortunately, our affluent society has also been an effluent society.

In life it isn't what you've lost, it's what you've got left that counts

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

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.