"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired in the final analysis, is a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, who are cold and not clothed."

"A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both."

"I can think of nothing more boring for the American people than to have to sit in their living rooms for a whole half hour looking at my face on their television screens."

"I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity."

"You do not lead by hitting people over the head-that's assault, not leadership."

"When you are in any contest you should work as if there were - to the very last minute - a chance to lose it."

"You can't organize clutter."

"In Washington, it's dog eat dog. In academia, it's exactly the opposite."

"In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point."

"The pleasures which we most rarely experience give us the greatest delight."

"Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves."

"Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping-stone to greatness."