Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies.

Courage is the virtue that President Kennedy most admired. He sought out those people who had demonstrated in some way, whether it was on a battlefield or a baseball diamond, in a speech or fighting for a cause, that they had courage that they would stand up, that they could be counted on.

It is not more bigness that should be our goal. We must attempt, rather, to bring people back to...the warmth of community, to the worth of individual effort and responsibility...and of individuals working together as a community, to better their lives and their children's future.

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

All of us might wish at times that we lived in a more tranquil world, but we don't. And if our times are difficult and perplexing, so are they challenging and filled with opportunity.

It is the essence of responsibility to put the public good ahead of personal gain

Religion is a salve for confusion and misdirection.