My call is not to those who believe they belong to the past. My call is to those who believe in the future.

In the dark days and darker nights when England stood alone-and most men save Englishmen despaired of England's life-he [Churchill] mobilized the English language and sent it into battle.

I believe in an America where religious intolerance will someday end... where every man has the same right to attend or not attend the church of his choice.

Any system of government will work when everything is going well. It's the system that functions in the pinches that survive

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger--but recognize the opportunity.

The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion.

If sometimes our great artists have been the most critical of our society, it is because their sensitivity and their concern for justice, which must motivate any true artist, makes him aware that our nation falls short of its highest potential. I see little of more importance to the future of our country and our civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist.