"Extremes in either direction, whether in politics or in personal conduct, are rarely productive."

"The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it."

"I firmly believe that the American people will always choose the right path, once they are shown the facts."

"An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... The truly wise person is colorblind."

"The real problem with the world is not that it is a bad place, but that it is a good place with bad people in it."