Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.

This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.

Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.'

A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards.

We lead our lives like water flowing down a hill, going more or less in one direction until we splash into something that forces us to find a new course.

When people seem angry, sometimes they are simply upset and hurting. Asking the right questions helps them to work through it.

The coolest guys aren't afraid to be feminists.

Man must choose his world

There's a lot of bad isms floating around this world, but one of the worst is commercialism.

It is better to go down on the great seas which human hearts were made to sail than to rot at the wharves in ignoble anchorage.

I like to be judged by my family and friends because they know me.

When I think of Tokyo Story, yeah, it is like a novella. That doesn't mean it's not great. Some of my favorite Tolstoy works are his novellas.

Cinematography, a military art. Prepare a film like a battle.

If we make mistakes, as we all do - don't run from God, run to Him.