Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.

Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.

You can't increase prosperity by taxing success.

You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need.

To tell you the truth. I am a wild and passionate novelist. I am therefore easily given over to telling wild and passionate lies.

TIME: Today Is My Everything

Dad taught me everything I know, but he would never tell me anything he knew.

So now it is time to disassemble the parts of the jigsaw puzzle or to piece another one together, for I find that, having come to the end of my story, my life is just beginning.

The purpose of meditation is personal transformation.

Peace renders nations happier and men weaker.

Any revolution which denies the right to criticize is bound to wallow in stagnation and backwardness.

The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.

Every time I show up to do something here it's considered a comeback. If I came into town and they didn't call it that, I'd be disappointed.