It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. - former US President Franklin D. Roosevelt

It's a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead - and find no one there

I am a strong individualist by personal habit, inheritance, and conviction; but it is a mere matter of common sense to recognize that the State, the community, the citizens acting together, can do a number of things better than if they were left to individual action.

The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.

We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.