You know nothing for sure...except the fact that you know nothing for sure.

The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage with which they face the challenges of life.

Whatever the political affiliation of our next President, whatever his views may be on all the issues and problems that rush in upon us, he must above all be the chief executive in every sense of the word.

Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.

Only in the case of the Negro has the melting pot failed to bring a minority into the full stream of American life.

I look forward to an America which will not be afraid of grace and beauty.

The highest duty of the writer, the composer, the artist, is to remain true to himself and to let the chips fall where they may.