I'm an idealist without illusions.

Our economy today depends upon women in the labor force. One out of three workers is a woman. Today, there are almost 25 million women employed, and their number is rising faster than the number of men in the labor force.

Anyone who can solve the problems of water will be worthy of two Nobel prizes - one for peace and one for science.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

Suspicion on one side breeds suspicion on the other, and new weapons beget counter-weapons.

Persons are judged to be great because of the positive qualities they possess, not because of the absence of faults.

Our labor unions are not narrow, self-seeking groups. They have raised wages, shortened hours, and provided supplemental benefits. Through collective bargaining and grievance procedures, they have brought justice and democracy to the shop floor.