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.

Slumism is the pent-up anger of people living on the outside of affluence. Slumism is decay of structure and deterioration of the human spirit. Slumism is a virus which spreads through the body politic. As other "isms," it breeds disorder and demagoguery and hate.

What you do, what each of us does, has an effect on the country, the state, the nation, and the world.

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

We will have to decide today whether we will design the future or resign ourselves to it.

There can be no compromise on the right of personal security; there can be no compromise on securing of human rights.