Quotes By Sargent Shriver

He who knows all things and believes nothing is damned.

Any idealist who tries to join the Peace Corps must realize he is not going to change the world overnight.

Christian virtues unite men. Racism separates them.

Do the job first. Worry about the clearance later.

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.

I can remember at college, living on 30-cent meals.

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

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

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

We must treat the disease of racism. This means we must understand the disease.

I never ride just to ride. I ride to catch a fox. I play baseball to make the team.