"The greatest danger in the present world is the possibility of the Soviet Union believing that the United States has reached the point of no return. We are not there yet."

"The greatest enemy of truth is very often not the lie—deliberate, contrived and dishonest—but the myth—persistent, persuasive and unrealistic."

"We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch it, we are going back from whence we came."

"Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future."

"I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alo…"