"If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom."

"In the councils of government we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist."

"This world of ours... must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect."

"The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth."

"The richness of existence is found in simple harmonies, not superfluous splendors. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"An hour spent in deep contemplation is worth a year of unguided wandering. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The highest expression of strength is tenderness toward the vulnerable. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"The roots of genuine insight grow deep in the soil of quiet observation. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."