Richard Stengel Quotations

I would say that most of the people who vote here are under fifteen, so Kennedy for them is ancient history. Yet somehow he has a powerful image for people, as he does for you.

It gets us out of these four walls.

You hear the justices talking, you hear the lawyers arguing before the court. It's really interesting.

They're learning while they're doing which is how young people are learning today, and I think it's a fantastic place for them.

It is through their generosity that we will be able to create these seven civic and public initiatives that will help us truly live up to the 'National' in our name.

The number of great museums and nonprofits versus the number of corporate headquarters is incredibly out of whack.

If we can teach a teacher we can reach more people.

Courage is not the absence of fear

The government's assertion that it must be unhindered in protecting our security can camouflage the desire to increase Executive power, while the press's cry of the public's right to know can mask a quest for competitive advantage or a hidden animus. Neither the need to protect our security nor the public's right to know is a blank check.