Paul Tsongas Quotes & Sayings

“America is hope. It is compassion. It is excellence. It is valor.”

“Journey with me to a true commitment to our environment. Journey with me to the serenity of leaving to our children a planet in equilibrium.”

“No one on his deathbed ever said, I wish I had spent more time on my business.”

“We are a continuum. Just as we reach back to our ancestors for our fundamental values, so we, as guardians of that legacy, must reach ahead to our children and their children. And we do so with a sense of sacredness in that reaching.”

“This land, this water, this air, this planet - this is our legacy to our young.”

“In this era of the global village, the tide of democracy is running. And it will not cease, not in China, not in South Africa, not in any corner of this earth, where the simple idea of democracy and freedom has taken root.”

“Let's try winning and see what it feels like. If we don't like it, we can go back to our traditions.”

“Our destiny is greatness and we must return to its fulfillment.”

“A commencement is a time of joy. It is also a time of melancholy. But then again, so is life.”

“I want to deploy the leadership to meet the challenges that face us and to restore America's greatness.”