Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not in conflict; and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war.

That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime - to set an example - and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history.

The American flag has not been planted on foreign soil to acquire more territory but for humanity's sake.

In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest.

Strong hearts and helpful hands are needed, and, fortunately, we have them in every part of our beloved country.

The liberty to make our laws does not give us the freedom nor the license to break our laws!

War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.

We need Hawaii just as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is manifest destiny.

The path of progress is seldom smooth. New things are often found hard to do. Our fathers found them so. We find them so. But are we not made better for the effort and scarifice?

The more profoundly we study this wonderful Book, and the more closely we observe its divine precepts, the better citizens we will become and the higher will be our destiny as a nation.

I do not prize the word cheap. It is not a word of inspiration. It is the badge of poverty, the signal of distress. Cheap merchandise means cheap men and cheap men mean a cheap country.

He was right that I was afraid. But I didn’t think I was afraid of the truth. I was afraid of believing something that would destroy me if it turned out to be a lie.

Middle age is when your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places.

When God sneezed, I didn't know what to say.

Art is the reordering of nature - the qualities of space and time - in new perceptual and material form.

In our willingness to step into the unknown, we surrender ourselves to the creative mind that orchestrates the dance of the universe.

Two things cannot be in one place. Where you tend a rose, my lad, a thistle cannot grow.

I expect I shall feel better after tea.

I always say I was born too late in the world, too old.

But logic is not all, one needs one's heart to follow an idea.

We do not view the company itself as the ultimate owner of our business assets but instead view the company as a conduit through which our shareholders own assets.