It is with great satisfaction that I have signed into law the Social Security Amendments of 1961. They represent an additional step toward eliminating many of the hardships resulting from old age, disability, or the death of the family wage-earner. A nation's strength lies in the well-being of its people. The Social Security program plays an important part in providing for families, children, and older persons in time of stress, but it cannot remain static. Changes in our population, in our working habits, and in our standard of living require constant revision.

An artist's working life is marked by intensive application and intense discipline.

Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process.

We shall be judged more by what we do at home than what we preach abroad.

The Federal Budget can and should be made an instrument of prosperity and stability, not a deterrent to recovery.

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

Those who do nothing are inviting shame as well as violence. Those who act boldly are recognizing right as well as reality.