Lofty words cannot construct an alliance or maintain it; only concrete deeds can do that.

The state is the servant of the citizen, and not his master.

I look forward to an America which will reward achievement in the arts as we reward achievement in business or statecraft. I look forward to an America which will steadily raise the standards of artistic accomplishment and which will steadily enlarge cultural opportunities for all of our citizens. And I look forward to an America which commands respect throughout the world not only for its strength but for its civilization as well.

Let us resolve to be masters, not the victims, of our history, controlling our own destiny without giving way to blind suspicions and emotions.

Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.

We must seek, above all, a world of peace; a world in which peoples dwell together in mutual respect and work together in mutual regard.

According to the ancient Chinese proverb, A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.