All of us who served in one war or another know very well that all wars are the glory and the agony of the young.

A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

Never be satisfied with less than your very best effort. If you strive for the top and miss, you'll still 'beat the pack.'

An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history.

There is an old saying, The harder you try the luckier you get. I kind of like that definition of luck.

I hope never to see the day that I cannot admit having made a mistake.

Nothing in life is more important than the ability to communicate effectively.

The spirit of seeking understanding through personal contact with people of other nations and other cultures deserves the respect and support of all.

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter.

I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our government, but civilization itself.

There is no undertaking more challenging, no responsibility more awesome, than that of being a mother.

... the idea that 'Life' contains situations more interesting and more romantic than all the romances ever written.

You must never surrender to any defeat.

If the Bible is called the Good Book, it's not because its people are. Blood flows as freely through the stories as the ink through the quills that penned them.

You may ask me for anything you like except time.

Listen widely to remove your doubts and be careful when speaking about the rest and your mistakes will be few.

... we always love best the people who need us.

First there was just my home. Now I have to deal with the whole world.

I was signed at 18 and had to grow up quickly.

Only with the death it comes what's new, if the germen doesn't die, the plant will not be born.

Never was flattery lost on a poet's ear; a simple race, they waste their toil for the vain tribute of a smile.