I'm always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics, whether they want to be talked about as women or as politicians.

It should be clear by now that a nation can be no stronger abroad than she is at home. Only an America which practices what it preaches about equal rights and social justice will be respected by those whose choice affects our future. Only an America which has fully educated its citizens is fully capable of tackling the complex problems and perceiving the hidden dangers of the world in which we live. And only an America which is growing and prospering economically can sustain the worldwide defenses of freedom, while demonstrating to all concerned the opportunities of our system and society.

We don't want to be like the leader in the French Revolution who said There go my people, I must find out where they are going so I can lead them.

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.

Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.

We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes.

Our alliance is born, not of fear, but of hope. It is an alliance that advances what we are for, as well as opposes what we are against.