We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through that darkness to a safe and sane future.

Just as I went into politics because Joe died, if anything happened to me tomorrow, my brother Bobby would run for my seat in the Senate. And if Bobby died, Teddy would take over for him.

I think it is appropriate that we pay tribute to this great constitutional principle which is enshrined in the First Amendment of the Constitution: the principle of religious independence, of religious liberty, of religious freedom.

Khrushchev reminds me of the tiger hunter who has picked a place on the wall to hang the tiger's skin long before he has caught the tiger. This tiger has other ideas.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

When things don't go well they like to blame presidents; and that's something that presidents are paid for.

If we are to go only halfway or reduce our sights in the face of difficulty... it would be better to not go at all.