I should think that an ordinary copy of the King James version would have been good enough for those Congressmen.

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.

In our country religion is not different from philosophy and religion & philosophy don’t differ from science.

It's a special form of scholarly neurosis, ´ said Camel. 'He's no longer able to distinguish between life and literature.´

Women have begun to see that if I go through that doorway, I take everybody through it.

If America is the pursuit of happiness, the best way to pursue happiness is to help other people.

I've learned a lot at home and been able to take what I've learned at home to the court.

The most distinctive, and perhaps the most impressive, characteristic of American scenery is its wilderness.

What did I want with prestige? The British Open paid the winner $600 in American money. A man would have to be two hundred years old at that rate to retire from golf.

I believe that there's something interesting about anyone and everyone - you just have to figure out what that something is.

Suffering and joy teach us, if we allow them, how to make the leap of empathy, which transports us into the soul and heart of another person.