As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

There is always inequity in life. Some men are killed in war and some men are wounded; some men never leave the country, some men are stationed in the Antarctic and some are stationed in San Francisco. It's very hard in military or in personal life to assure complete equality. Life is unfair.

For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, "hold office"; every one of us is in a position of responsibility; and, in the final analysis, the kind of government we get depends upon how we fulfill those responsibilities. We, the people, are the boss, and we will get the kind of political leadership, be it good or bad, that we demand and deserve.

In a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon it will be an entire nation. For all of us must work to put him there.

There's an old saying. Never send a boy to do a man's job, send a lady.

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.

The complacent, the self-indulgent, the soft societies are about to be swept away with the debris of history. Only the strong, only the industrious, only the determined, only the courageous, only the visionary who determine the real nature of our struggle can possibly survive.