"I think it was my study of history that convinced me that the Democratic Party was more on the side of the average American."

"I hope I live long enough to see every hungry school child in the world being fed under the so-called McGovern-Dole program."

"I always thought of myself as a moderate liberal, a fighter for peace and justice. I never thought of myself as being all that far out."

"I wish I had known more firsthand about the concerns and problems of American businesspeople while I was a U.S. senator and later a presidential nominee. That knowledge would have made me a better legislator and a more worthy aspirant to the White House."

"Government's role should be only to keep the playing field level, and to work hand in hand with business on issues such as employment. But beyond this, to as great an extent as possible, it should get the hell out of the way."

"Wisdom is the quiet art of recognizing what can be changed and releasing what cannot. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"He who conquers his inner doubts has already won half the war. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war."