"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."
"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."
"I hope that no American will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by voting either for me or against me solely on account of my religious affiliation. It is not relevant."
"Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom."
"If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him."
"Liberty without Learning is always in peril and Learning without Liberty is always in vain."