His mind is so open - so open that ideas simply pass through it.

The greatness of a leader is measured by the achievements of the led. This is the ultimate test of his effectiveness.

Leadership means firmness, not harshness or bullying; understanding, not weakness; justice, not irresponsible freedom; humaneness, not intolerance; generosity, not selfishness; pride, not egotism.

Amateurs study tactics; professionals study logistics.

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.

I learned that good judgment comes from experience and that experience grows out of mistakes.

America today is running on the momentum of a godly ancestry, and when that momentum runs down, God help America.

The second best decision in time is infinitely better than the perfect decision too late.

A piece of paper makes you an officer, a radio makes you a commander.

It seems like people get afraid of a certain music if they can't pigeonhole it to their satisfaction... Good music is good music, and that should be enough for anybody.

Our live experiences, fixed in aphorisms, stiffen into cold epigrams. Our heart's blood, as we write it, turns to mere dull ink.

Surely your gladness need not be the less for the thought that you will one day see a brighter dawn than this.

If you're worried about the deficit, pay attention to the fact that it's almost all attributable to military spending and the totally dysfunctional health program.

Religion is the most fragile of all freedoms. And that's because it is the most threatening to those in power.

Who gives a trifle meanly is meaner than the trifle.

Unless you are in the middle of a storm, there is no validity in saying that you are not afraid of the storms.

If you're a human being walking the earth, you're weird, you're strange, you're psychologically challenged.

An old man is twice a child, and so is a drunken man.

What matters is the face you show the world, not the quaking mess behind it.

Every idea from your thoughts is the real thing it's strength

High kitsch, whatever else may be said of it, cannot be openly dismissed as cheap.