Information upon points of practical politics.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

I try to be perfect but I'm not. I'm perfectly imperfect in every way.

If you think you have it tough, read history books.

Confidence is a plant of slow growth.

When I sit down to interview people, I don't hold questions and I don't know the answers. They're more like conversations that become lessons.

There's no moral issue for me. I did the best science I could. I was struggling to survive and didn't have the luxury of being a moral creature.

I like my women very green; you know, eco-friendly.

Everybody cryin' mercy / When they don't know the meaning of the word.

The call for a sincere gift of self is the fullest way to realize our personal freedom.

Madam, if your son were to come home and try to shirk duty, you ought to shut your door in his face and treat him as a renegade unworthy of your name or regard.

Yes, the words of the Mother can be heard as clearly as we hear one another. But one requires a fine nerve to hear Mother's words.