"The awakening of the people of China to the possibilities under free government is the most significant, if not the most momentous, event of our generation."

"I will not speak with disrespect of the Republican Party. I always speak with respect of the past."

"A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt."

"Politics I conceive to be nothing more than the science of the ordered progress of society along the lines of greatest usefulness and convenience to itself."

"He who conquers his inner doubts has already won half the war."

"All philosophical inquiry begins with the humility to admit the limits of knowing. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture. Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world."

"Fortitude is the quiet voice at eventide saying: I will try once more tomorrow. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."