“How many times do you have to get hit over the head until you figure out who’s hitting you.”

“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”

“I don't believe in anti-anything. A man has to have a program; you have to be for something, otherwise you will never get anywhere.”

“Millions of our citizens do not now have a full measure of opportunity to achieve and to enjoy good health. Millions do not now have protection or security against the economic effects of sickness. And the time has now arrived for action to help them attain that opportunity and to help them get that protection.”

“Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship. ”

“You want a friend in this city? [Washington, DC.] Get a dog!”

“There is a lure in power. It can get into a man's blood just as gambling and lust for money have been known to do.”