“Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off.”
“Confidence… thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live.”
“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.”
“Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.”
“I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still in the making.”
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.”
“Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.”
“I’m not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.”
“When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.”
“Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a president and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.”
“It isn’t sufficient just to want – you’ve got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want.”
“One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best we know how at the moment… If it doesn’t turn out right, we can modify it as we go along.”
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.”
“Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.”