It is of far more important that a man shall play something himself, even if he plays it badly, than that he shall go with hundreds of companions to see someone else play well.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.

This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.

Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.'

A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards.

I wanted to give you a victory. But by their essential nature triumphs can’t be given.

The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it.

It was only the matter of a new voice. Nobody listened to an old voice anymore. Old voices became a part of one's self, like a fingernail.

Good thing he's dead," Lula said, "or that would have hurt like the devil.

I knew that if I did not start chanting with people, that I would never be able to clean out the dark corners of my own heart. I knew it with every cell in my body and mind.

Only work with projects you love. That will make your creativity blend with your vitality, and the project will create itself.

If "there is no harm in asking," why guilt and fear when we do so?

Heskey needs to punch his own weight.

I'm definitely not at my best. Honestly, I'm under 50 percent. But I've won stuff under 50 percent before.