Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.

Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.

You can't increase prosperity by taxing success.

I wanted her to notice me, to pay attention to me. It was an irrational desire, one I‘d never experienced before.

Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others.

The biggest distraction in life to one's focus is often near locus standing people saying all hocus-pocus.

It's boring to be like everybody.

I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.

In the Jewish religion it says - in the time of deepest darkest night act as if the morning has already come

Great enterprises usually promise vastly more than they perform.

You only got one life. You can't sit around waiting for your next life to begin.

I know it may sound silly, but I think my short stories have a life and identity of their own. They crop up in all sorts of places.

Imagination is not enough. Knowledge is necessary.