The arts and humanities teach us who we are and what we can be. They lie at the very core of the culture of which we're a part.

I believe the best social program is a job.

There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.

Too often character assassination has replaced debate in principle here in Washington. Destroy someone's reputation, and you don't have to talk about what he stands for.

This crime against humanity must never be forgotten.

The people's instincts are still right. You see them come to the rescue of someone-a child who falls down a well-hundreds of people rush to help, and labor and equipment are volunteered without any thought of who's going to pay for it. This is a basic feeling in Americans. They don't stand back in such a circumstance and ask what the government's going to do about it.

It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?