Sargent Shriver
Sargent Shriver
Robert Sargent "Sarge" Shriver Jr.was an American politician and activist. As the husband of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, he was part of the Kennedy family, serving in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Shriver was the driving force behind the creation of the Peace Corps, founded the Job Corps, Head Start and other programs as the "architect" of Johnson's "War on Poverty" and served as the U.S. Ambassador to France...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 November 1915
CountryUnited States of America
Sargent Shriver quotes about
The most important thing that I know about living is love. Nothing surpasses the benefits received by a human being who makes compassion and love the objective of his or her life. For it is only by compassion and love that anyone fulfills successfully their own life’s journey. Nothing equals love.
Does politics have to be injected into everything?
The Peace Corps is guilty of enthusiasm and a crusading spirit. But we're not apologetic about it.
Serve, serve, serve. Because in the end, it will be the servants who save us all.
I believe strongly in the Constitutional principle of separating church and state. Our founders were right in fearing that religious freedom would be threatened in the long run by a departure from governmental neutrality in spiritual matters.
Racists are irrational and illogical in their attempts to justify their prejudices.
Any idealist who tries to join the Peace Corps must realize he is not going to change the world overnight.
My parents had always preached the virtues of hard work. But hard work is one thing; economic struggle is another.
Working in an underdeveloped land for two or three years, the volunteer will often find that his work is routine and full of frustration.
I don't think the Gallup Poll technique is going to be very helpful in determining the goals of our educational system.
My parents were second cousins. That is enough to explain all of my peculiarities.
The Peace Corps would give thousands of young Americans a chance to see at first hand the conditions in remote areas of the world.
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.
Being accused of enthusiasm is something I'll never live down.