I dont have to run the Peace Corps. I could live without seeing my picture in the newspapers and without being interviewed. – Sargent Shriver
Racism cannot be cured solely by attacking some of the results it produces, like discrimination in housing or in education. – Sargent Shriver
Any idealist who tries to join the Peace Corps must realize he is not going to change the world overnight. – Sargent Shriver
Do we talk about the dignity of work? Do we give our students any reason for believing it is worthwhile to sacrifice for their work because such sacrifices improve the psychological and mental health of the person who makes them? – Sargent Shriver