Unpredictability is the greatest asset a leader can have.

Peace is a great goal, but it is not a panacea. Neither is material wealth.

Our peaceful borders and our peaceful history are important symbols, to be sure. What they symbolize, however, is the spirit of respect and restraint which allow us to cooperate, despite our differences, in way which help us both.

What we have done with the American Indian is its way as bad as what we imposed on the Negroes. We took a proud and independent race and virtually destroyed them. We have to find ways to bring them back into decent lives in this country.

The man of thought who will not act is ineffective; the man of action who will not think is dangerous.

I have a theory, too, that the best and only answer to a smear or to an honest misunderstanding of the facts is to tell the truth

They say, "Gee, you look great." That means they thought you looked like hell before.