"I really don't know why it is that all of us are so committed to the sea, except I think it's because in addition to the fact that the sea changes and the light changes, and ships change, it's because…"

"The supreme reality of our time is this: the threat of nuclear war."

"Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth."

"The only thing worse than an American who doesn't vote is one who doesn't know where to vote."

"The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger—but recognize the opportunity."