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

Respect for another man's opinion is worthy. It is the realization that any opinion is valuable, for it is the sign of a rational being.

The only genuine elite is the elite of those men and women who gave their lives to justice and charity.

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.

The Peace Corps is guilty of enthusiasm and a crusading spirit. But we're not apologetic about it.

If a young person has any idealism at all, it's strongest about the time he finishes college.

I want to warn anyone who sees the Peace Corps as an alternative to the draft that life may well be easier at Fort Dix or at apost in Germany than it will be with us.