Carter's done a lot more good since he's been out of the White House than when he was in it.

I didn't want to be greedy. It's a mark of bad character and I always believed that pigs go the slaughterhouse.

Some people find an interest in making money, and though they appear to be slaving, many actually enjoy every minute of their work.

Never buy four C-plus paintings when you can buy one A.

The greatest power is not money power, but political power.

Your Majesty, I took the liberty because I was so desirous of visiting alone with you for a few minutes before the rest of the other peasants arrived.

Few things are as essential as education.

Live rich, die poor; never make the mistake of doing it the other way round.

Too much work, too much vacation, too much of any one thing is unsound.

All I ever seek from good deeds is a measure of respect.

People who think about art as an investment are pathetic.

When we hold back out of laziness, that is when we tie ourselves into knots of boredom.

It is not easy to find something that will intrigue and bind your interest and enthusiasm. This you must seek for yourself.

In the world today, a young lady who does not have a college education just is not educated.

The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges.

I'd heard he was good, and what the hell sense does it make not to hire somebody because of their color?

Accomplish something every day of your life.

God grant you the strength to fight off the temptations of surrender.

Don't worry about it. Babe Ruth struck out on occasion, too.

Everybody around the world wants to send their kids to our universities. But nobody wants to send their kids here to public school.

You will not be satisfied unless you are contributing something to or for the benefit of others.

Our blood will turn from red to blue, although our money is but new.

Carter's done a lot more good since he's been out of the White House than when he was in it.

My success? Being born the son of Moses Annenberg.

TV is like theater. You can't enjoy it without a program.

I shall participate, I shall contribute, and in so doing, I will be the gainer.

The greatest happiness comes from being vitally interested in something that excites all your energies.

My country has been very good to me; I must be good to my country.

It is unsound for an independent editor to be a financial contributor to any cause which would cause any type of special pleading.

What matters is that you are doing what you think is right based on the standards which you hold.

I cannot compromise or inhibit my independence.

Unless young blacks are brought into the mainstream of economic life, they will continue to be on the curbstone.

I thought Nixon was getting ganged up on, but when I heard the tapes, I was shocked and terribly saddened.

I didn't feel the Depression at all. I always had a pocketful of money.

I have very little respect for Nancy Reagan. There is something about her that is very petty.

Adversity tests us from time to time and it is inevitable that this testing continues during life.

Many activities and team play participation will give you a training that will prove invaluable later on in life.

When we hold back out of laziness that is when we tie ourselves into knots of boredom.

Creating value isn't enough - you also need to capture some of the value you create.

We look our best in subdued colors, sophisticated cuts, and a general air of sleek understatement.

Marxism is the capitalism of the working class.

Against the beautiful and the clever and the successful, one can wage a pitiless war, but not against the unattractive: then the millstone weighs on the breast.

An optimist sees the doughnut the pessimist sees the whole.

I was excited by what my painter friends were doing, and they seemed to be interested in our poetry too, and that was a wonderful little, fizzy sort of world.

You should never make a decision the day before your period.

All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America. And undocumented immigrants who desperately want to embrace those responsibilities see little option but to remain in the shadows, or risk their families being torn apart.

I always ask myself why old heavyweights come back, but I plan to stay out of the ring.

I think that reality TV is so bad. It is a tool by the media to not make people think.

To be useful to others and to be useful to myself is definitely a better place to be.