Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

People won't respect you until you achieve the respectable goals.

Personal Responsibility is the state of being the person who caused something to happen.

Acting like you don’t care is a whole lot easier when you don’t care

And I knew I would nevr have that everything's-right-in-my-world feeling again.

You can’t convince me that the Founding Fathers wouldn’t allow you to secede.

In a great play or a great film, there's a rehearsal period and they find this character. On TV, everything moves fast.

Besides, you want the unvarnished and ungarnished truth, and I'm no hand for that. I'm a lawyer.

Those who labor for bread or money alone are condemned to their reward.

Today's Declaration: I am courageous. I am willing to act in spite of fear.

Ours is supposed to be a government in which classes and distinctions melt into a harmonious whole. Until we reach this ideal of government, we will be a distracted, contentious people.