Let us show, not merely in great crises, but in every day of life, qualities of practical intelligence, of hardihood and endurance, and above all, the power of devotion to a lofty ideal.

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.

This place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

The many are more incorruptible than the few

Like many men addicted to sports, Clive Sr. was also a religious man.

You can have the coolest job in the world, but it only seems cool until you get sick of it.

To those of you who seek lost objects of history, I wish you the best of luck. They're out there, and they're whispering.

I've never had writer's block.

That path leads ever down into stagnation.

High-toned humanitarians constantly overestimate the sufferings of those they sympathize with.

Our destiny can be examined, but it cannot be justified or totally explained. We are simply here.

If you look to others you will be distracted; if you look to yourselves you will be discouraged; but if you look to Christ you'll be delighted.