Domestic policy can only defeat us; foreign policy can kill us.

We stand today on the edge of a new frontier.

The highest duty of the writer, the composer, the artist, is to remain true to himself and to let the chips fall where they may.

In our democracy every young person should have an equal opportunity to obtain a higher education, regardless of his station in life or financial means.

The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardner objected that the tree was slow growing and wouldn't reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, "In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon!

Sailing has given me some of the most pleasant and exciting moments of my life. It also has taught me something of the courage, resourcefulness, and strength of men who sail the seas in ships.

There is a terrific disadvantage in not having the abrasive quality of the press applied to you daily. Even though we never like it, and even though we wish they didn't write it, and even though we disapprove, there isn't any doubt that we could not do the job at all in a free society without a very, very active press.