The exploration of space will go ahead, whether we join in it or not, and it is one of the great adventures of all time, and no nation which expects to be the leader of other nations can expect to stay behind in this race for space.

Last year, more Americans went to symphonies than went to baseball games. This may be viewed as an alarming statistic, but I think that both baseball and the country will endure.

The Greeks understood that mind and body must develop in harmounious proportions to produce a creative intelligence.

The freedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those who say, 'What's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable.'

The earth, the sea and air are the concern of every nation. And science, technology, and education can be the ally of every nation.

Art establishes the basic human truths which must serve as the touchstone of our judgement.

Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us.