Every time you stand up for an ideal, you send forth a tiny ripple of hope.

One-fifth of the people are against everything all the time.

The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better.

If freedom makes social progress possible, so social progress strengthens and enlarges freedom. The two are inseparable partners in the great adventure of humanity.

In your hands lies the future of your world and the fulfilment of the best qualities of your own spirit.

The future is not a gift: it is an achievement. Every generation helps make its own future. This is the essential challenge of the present

I run because I am convinced that this country is on a perilous course and I have such strong feelings about what must be done.