“Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art.”

“You and I are stuck with the necessity of taking the worst of two evils or none at all. So-I'm taking the immature Democrat as the best of the two. Nixon is impossible.”

“I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.”

“The best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.”

“We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war until communication is permitted to flow, free and open, across international boundaries.”

“Upon books the collective education of the race depends they are the sole instruments of registering, perpetuating and transmitting thought.”

“Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of humor wouldn't still be here.”

“Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.”

“I would rather have peace in the world than be President.”

“It's plain hokum. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em. It's an old political trick. But this time it won't work.”

“It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences.”