The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children.
Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.
Service is the rent we pay for the life we have been given.
In politics, there are no friends.
A nation that does not stand for its children does not stand for anything and will not stand tall in the future.
No person has the right to rain on your dreams.
You really can change the world if you care enough.
Children under five are the poorest age group in America, and one in four infants, toddlers and preschoolers are poor during the years of greatest brain development.
Failure is just another way to learn how to do something right.
If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.
You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform even the biggest nation.
Education is a precondition to survival in America today.
We do not have a money problem in America. We have a values and priorities problem.
To all those mothers and fathers who are struggling with teen-agers, I say, just be patient: even though it looks like you can't do anything right for a number of years, parents become popular again w...
Family and moral values are so central to everything that I am.
Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.
I try to act out of faith.
Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than the fellowship of race and class and gender in a democratic society.
Unless children have strong education and strong families and strong communities and decent housing, it's not enough to go sit in at a lunch counter.
Don't be afraid of hard work.
