We can only survive when we have a goal —
a passionate purpose which bears upon the public interest.

People mold us.  They can inspire us, depress us, or excite us.  If you look for the best in every person, the best will reveal itself.

A celebrity serves himself or herself.  
A hero goes out and redeems society.

Let us endeavor to live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.

It is a privilege to serve people, a privilege that must be earned, and once earned, there is an obligation to do something good with it.

The moral test of good government is how it treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the aged; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy, and the handicapped.

All men have obligations to one another
that transcend their obligations to their sovereign societies.

Progress comes from caring more about what needs to be done than about who gets the credit.

It is futile to love in order that we be loved in return.  As soon as it is recruited to some other purpose it ceases to be love.

There are three major hallmarks of the 21st century: caring for people, cooperating with people, and empowering people.