Sargent Shriver Quotes
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Shatter the glass. In our society that is so self-absorbed, begin to look less at yourself and more at each other. Learn more about the face of your neighbor and less about your own.
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The roots of racism lie deep in man's nature, wounded and bruised by original sin.
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Does politics have to be injected into everything?
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Working in an underdeveloped land for two or three years, the volunteer will often find that his work is routine and full of frustration.
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A line has to be drawn somewhere between what is essential and what is peripheral.
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Racism cannot be cured solely by attacking some of the results it produces, like discrimination in housing or in education.
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When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system should work for people, not vice versa.
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We must treat the disease of racism. This means we must understand the disease.
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Christian virtues unite men. Racism separates them.
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The Peace Corps represents some, if not all, of the best virtues in this society. It stands for everything that America has ever stood for. It stands for everything we believe in and hope to achieve in the world.
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If education does not create a need for the best in life, then we are stuck in an undemocratic, rigid caste society.
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It is not what you get out of life that counts. It's what you give and what is given from the heart.
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Jews have suffered persecution from misguided Christians who tortured the Jews for their part in killing Christ. These Christians forgot that Christ died because of the sins of all men.
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Being accused of enthusiasm is something I'll never live down.
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Respect for another man's opinion is worthy. It is the realization that any opinion is valuable, for it is the sign of a rational being.
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I do not think that the educational program of our schools should be determined by what the community thinks it needs.
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It's the most rewarding thing to be a civil servant.
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Joe Kennedy isn't in the habit of having incompetents around. I wouldn't have lasted three months if I didn't have some ability.
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It is well to be prepared for life as it is, but it is better to be prepared to make life better than it is.
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I never ride just to ride. I ride to catch a fox. I play baseball to make the team.
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I can remember at college, living on 30-cent meals.
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Do the job first. Worry about the clearance later.
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I don't have to run the Peace Corps. I could live without seeing my picture in the newspapers and without being interviewed.
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I believe strongly in the Constitutional principle of separating church and state. Our founders were right in fearing that religious freedom would be threatened in the long run by a departure from governmental neutrality in spiritual matters.