| Quote | Speaker | Known As |
| 'If all the Yale prom girls were laid end to end, I wouldn't be at all surprised' | |
| 'I know not what weapons World War Three will be fought with, but World War Four will be fought with sticks and stones' | |
| 'A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools' | |
| 'So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself' | |
| 'What is a fashion? From the artistic point of view, it is usually a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months' | |
| 'The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong' | |
| 'I dream for a living' | |
| 'A day like today is not a day for soundbites, but I feel the hand of history upon our shoulders' | |
| 'Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt' (Men willingly believe what they wish) | |
| | Quote | Speaker | Known As |
| 'When power leads men towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations' | |
| 'Either we all live in a decent world, or nobody does' | |
| 'My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all' | |
| 'He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you' | |
| 'Sporting chivalrous contest helps knit the bonds of peace between nations. Therefore may the Olympic flame never expire.' | |
| 'Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans' | |
| 'If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today' | |
| 'I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land' | |
| 'The lady's not for turning' | |
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