"No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now."

"In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars."

"I don't think that a leader can control, to any great extent, his destiny. Very seldom can he step in and change the situation if the forces of history are running in another direction."

"If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together."

"The true measure of a man is courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."

"If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."

"Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one Helen Keller is the other."