Be easy and condescending in your deportment to your officers, but not too familiar, lest you subject yourself to a want of respect, which is necessary to support a proper command.

Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

Start where you are, with what you have. Make something of it and never be satisfied.

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.

Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.

Most people search high and wide for the key to success. If they only knew, the key to their dreams lies within.

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.

No individual has any right to come into the world and go out of it without leaving behind him distinct and legitimate reasons for having passed through it.

Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics.

Where there is no vision, there is no hope.

The future of this nation depends on the Christian training of our youth.

You are the ONLY you there is, you have a purpose, you are not just a biomass

Our desire shall be our delight in the Lord.

Of course, when I say that human nature is gentleness, it is not 100 percent so. Every human being has that nature, but there are many people acting against their nature, being false.

Even very low-probability events can, and indeed do, occur.

We all know the disappointments that come when we base anticipation on what we and other humans can deliver. God will never have a problem delivering!

We're all complex human beings, and if some of that complexity shows through, I think it's advantageous for the movie.

Since my money is God's money, every spending decision I make is a spiritual decision.

Why is it that for many persons changing others is so exciting and so relevant, while changing oneself is so boring and irrelevant?

The adventitious beauty of poetry may be felt in the greater delight with a verse given in a happy quotation than in the poem.

In my proudest moments, I think I had a real hand in the creative force of making 'Star Trek.' But most of the time, I don't think about it.