“People, more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed.”

“Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped.”

“The American success formula is first to get a home of your own, then to get a car of your own so you don't have to stay in that home of your own.”

“The beauty of America is that the average person always thinks she is above average.”

“When I came home and showed my mother my report card with a mark of 98 in arithmetic, she wanted to know who had gotten the other two points.”

“What, no more ceremony? See, my women! Against the blown rose may they stop their nose That kneel'd unto the buds.”

“Much rain wears the marble.”

“When great leaves fall, the winter is at hand.”