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

"I have said that I am a Republican, but I have also said that I am an American first."

"The greatest asset a nation can have is its people."

"The qualities of a great man are vision, integrity, courage, and understanding. To these must be added the utterly essential quality of humility."

"A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done."