I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him, he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone.

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.

Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love.

Is there such a thing as being too happy?

Life is a very beautiful dream, he thought. I'm so glad I chose not to wake up from it just yet.

If I'd waited until I was well rested to read, I never would have read anything.

All religions are both harmful and untrue.

Whether drugs lead to illumination or degradation depends on the spirit in which one takes them

Do not look for evil. Look for the goodness of God all around you. As you look for signs of His Presence, many more opportunities will occur for you to bless people and share God's true nature.

Marriage, the family unit, was the "original Department of Health, Education and Welfare."

These people hate the United States, not for what we do, but for who we are and what we are.

Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you.