By the time I got to the Fox studio for my first major film, I knew how to hit a mark. I knew how to memorize lines. I knew how to pay attention.

I don’t like to do negatives. There are always pluses to things.

Dr. Kissinger was a former child. Jerry Ford was a former child. Even F.D.R. was a former child. I retired from the movies in 1949, and I'm still a former child.

The U.N. acts as the world's conscience, and over eighty-five percent of the work that is done by the United Nations is in the social, economic, educational and cultural fields.

Be brave and clear. Follow your heart and don't be overly influenced by outside factors. Be true to yourself.

[Campaign sign when running for Congress in 1967:] Vote for me or I will hold my breath until I turn blue.

There’s nothing like real love. Nothing.