I have been contending all my life, and always with God.

In all cities, the better classes - the business men - are the sources of corruption, but they are so rarely pursued and caught that we do not fully realize whence the trouble comes.

Keep your baby eyes (which are the eyes of genius) on what we don't know

The misgovernment of the American people is misgovernment by the American people.

Power is what men seek, and any group that gets it will abuse it. It is the same story.

Morality is only moral when it is voluntary.

You ask men in office to be honest; I ask them to serve the public.

The only thing worth having in an earthly existence is a sense of humor.

I have seen the future, and it works.

The spirit of graft and of lawlessness is the American spirit.

First in violence, deepest in dirt, lawless, unlovely, ill-smelling, irreverent, new; an overgrown gawk of a - village, the "tough" among cities, a spectacle for the nation.

I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.

(I think Rowdy might be the most important person in my life. maybe more important than my family.) Can your best friend be more importamt than your family?

Life is a gift. Accept the sacred existence

The priority of the kingdom is the greatest message

My biggest pet peeve is when people don't admit what they've done.

Talk what we will of faith, if we do not trust and rely upon Him, we do not believe in Him.

Among politicians and businessmen, *Pragmatism* is the current term for 'To hell with our children.'

There will be many times when we won't look good-to ourselves or anyone else. We need to stop demanding that we do. It is impossible to get better and look good at the same time.

As Nature is always careless and indifferent Who sees, who steps, means nothing and this is pretty.

I love westerns. John Ford is one of the 10 best directors.