Being accused of enthusiasm is something I'll never live down.
Sargent Shriver

He who knows all things and believes nothing is damned.
Sargent Shriver

I do not think that the educational program of our schools should be determined by what the community thinks it needs.
Sargent Shriver

It is well to be prepared for life as it is, but it is better to be prepared to make life better than it is.
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

The Peace Corps would give thousands of young Americans a chance to see at first hand the conditions in remote areas of the world.
Sargent Shriver

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

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