I would rather have a lucky general than a smart general.... They win battles, and they make me lucky.

If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.

For every obstacle there is a solution. Persistence is the key. The greatest mistake is giving up!

The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.

Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.

The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.

To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all others.

It seldom happens, however, that a great proprietor is a great improver.

Men are always more inclined to pitch their estimate of the enemy's strength too high than too low, such is human nature.

When asked what I'd be if I weren't a writer, I'm tempted to respond with one of father's favorite phrases, one I despised while growing up: "I hate 'what-ifs.'"

I also sort of find the idea that not only do actors want to please when they're onstage, I find actors really want to please off stage a lot of the time, don't they?

Recovery begins with embracing our pain and taking the risk to share it with others. We do this by joining a group and talking about our pain.

It's improper to use the egg roll for political purposes.

If your lawyers tell you that you have a very good case, you should settle immediately.

The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.

It's never fun to read death threats.