Sargent Shriver Quotes

American - Politician | November 9, 1915 - January 18, 2011

If a young person has any idealism at all, it's strongest about the time he finishes college.

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In the Peace Corps, the volunteer must be a fully developed, mature person. He must not join to run abroad or escape problems.

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It wouldn't kill me if I were never nominated or elected to anything.

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It's the most rewarding thing to be a civil servant.

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Joe Kennedy isn't in the habit of having incompetents around. I wouldn't have lasted three months if I didn't have some ability.

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Just to travel is rather boring, but to travel with a purpose is educational and exciting.

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My parents had always preached the virtues of hard work. But hard work is one thing; economic struggle is another.

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My parents were second cousins. That is enough to explain all of my peculiarities.

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One of the things Mr. Kennedy taught me was that in laying out a new project, you shouldn't try to cope with every little problem.

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Racism cannot be cured solely by attacking some of the results it produces, like discrimination in housing or in education.

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The natural idealism of youth is an idealism, alas, for which we do not always provide as many outlets as we should.

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There is an alternative to war. It has been with us forever.

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