"It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree."

"Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both."

"Terror is not a new weapon. Throughout history it has been used by those who could not prevail, either by persuasion or example. But inevitably they fail, either because men are not afraid to die for a life worth living, or because the terrorists themselves came to realize that free men cannot be frightened by threats, and that aggression would meet its own response. And it is in the light of that history that every nation today should know, be he friend or foe, that the United States has both the will and the weapons to join free men in standing up to their responsibilities."

"Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all."

"The highest duty of the writer is to remain true to himself and let the chips fall where they may. In serving his vision of the truth the artist best serves his nation."

"The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty, and all forms of human life."

"My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."

"There is always inequality in life. Some men are killed in a war and some men are wounded and some men never leave the country. Life is unfair."

"When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity."

"The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger--but recognize the opportunity."

"We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or to make it the last."

"Do you realize the responsibility I carry? I'm the only person standing between Richard Nixon and the White House."

"Freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all are not free."

"The pay is good and I can walk to work."

"War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today."

"Things do not happen. Things are made to happen."