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.

In the Peace Corps, the volunteer must be a fully developed, mature person. He must not join to run abroad or escape problems.

The Peace Corps represents some, if not all, of the best virtues in this society. It stands for everything that America has ever stood for. It stands for everything we believe in and hope to achieve in the world.

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

It's the most rewarding thing to be a civil servant.

If education does not create a need for the best in life, then we are stuck in an undemocratic, rigid caste society.

Just to travel is rather boring, but to travel with a purpose is educational and exciting.