As far as I was concerned, the Depression was an ill wind that blew some good. If it hadn't occurred, my parents would have given me my college education. As it was, I had to scrabble for it.

Racism cannot be cured solely by attacking some of the results it produces, like discrimination in housing or in education.

My parents had always preached the virtues of hard work. But hard work is one thing; economic struggle is another.

One of the things Mr. Kennedy taught me was that in laying out a new project, you shouldn't try to cope with every little problem.

Peace requires the simple but powerful recognition that what we have in common as human beings is more important and crucial than what divides us.

It is not what you get out of life that counts. It's what you give and what is given from the heart.

Working in an underdeveloped land for two or three years, the volunteer will often find that his work is routine and full of frustration.