Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past.

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.

Breathtaking, splendid, wondrous, sublime, all those words describe you, exactly as you are. You are a work of art! Enjoy your beauty!

God, how I still love private readers. It’s what we all used to be.

When you are in love, reality becomes illusion and illusion become reality.

Transformation rarely happens accidentally.

'Do not expect help.' 'One should always hope.' 'Then hope for a handsome savage with kindly ways.'

The heart of a girl is like a convent--the holier the cloister, the more charitable the door.

[H]ope takes you by the throat like a stranger, it makes your heart leap.

Science is not infallible, but it has something religion lacks: a process of testing claims against real-world observations.

I'm a fan of people that have quality, that do what they do and that are not into the showbiz.