Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

What we think, we become.

The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time. 

As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.  

A boy's story is the best that is ever told.

I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.

The Bush Administration's failure to be consistently involved in helping Israel achieve peace with the Palestinians has been both wrong for our friendship with Israel, as well as badly damaging to our standing in the Arab world.

Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest heresy to think so. If there is sin, this is the only sin; to say that you are weak, or others are weak.

I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success. 

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. 

The negligence of a few could easily send a ship to the bottom, but if it has the wholehearted cooperation of all on board it can be safely brought to part.

My son has died of AIDS.