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.

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.

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.

Change based on principle is progress. Constant change without principle becomes chaos.

The beauty of soul is reflected by eyes

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

I'm not Michelangelo but I would like to be that. I'll never be him but I'm trying to strive to do that in my work.

The heavens, with their everlasting faithfulness, look down on no sadder contradiction than the sluggard and the slattern in their prayers.

I'm usually way more pleased with the stuff that just kinda happens by accident and is no way a pop song. But sometimes the easiest thing for me to write is pop songs.

See, the curse of children! In life they keep us frequently in tears, And in the cold grave leave us in pale fears.

White lines in movement symbolize a unifying idea which flows through the compartmented units of life bringing the consciousness of a larger relativity.

"In France," Marcel said with wintry dignity, "accidents occur in the bedroom, not the kitchen."

Women's hearts are like old china, none the worse for a break or two.

in black ink my love may still shine bright.