Robert F. Kennedy Quotes

"Gross National Product measures neither the health of our children, the quality of their education, nor the joy of their play. It measures neither the beauty of our poetry, nor the strength of our marriages. It is indifferent to the decency of our factories and the safety of our streets alike. It measures neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our wit nor our courage, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country. It measures everything in short, except that which makes life worth living. It can tell us everything about our country, except those things that make us proud to be a part of it."

"I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?"

"Moral courage is a more rare commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence."

"I think it belongs to the family and we can get rid of it any way we want to."

"It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope."

"What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents."

"The way it works is that if I bring another partner to the table, I maintain control of the account. If he brings me to the table, he maintains control. But that's a matter of trust, and you can't make that deal with everyone."

"The greatest truth must be recognition that in every man, in every child is the potential for greatness."

"Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live."

"Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not."