Nationality is the miracle of political independence race is the principle of physical analogy.

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.

Is this what family is like: the feeling that everyone’s connected, that with one piece missing, the whole thing’s broken?

Imagination though it cannot wipe out the sting of remorse can instruct the mind in its proper uses.

Men are so isolated, prisoners of their own wretched selves, that they can be unbelievably sociable.

Healthy and non-shaming mirroring is an important part of the process. We can gain this from a highly emotionally intelligent and effective peer group that has our best interests at heart.

Be thou the first true merit to befriend, his praise is lost who stays till all commend.

I think that I'll always remember the bust of Dr. [Martin Luther] King. I thought having an American here who represented rhat civic spirit that got me into this [president] office was useful.

This country cannot afford to tear itself apart on a partisan basis on issues so vital to our national security.

I personally call one of my fans every month. I answer all of my own fan mail.

Reconciliation cannot be used to pass comprehensive health care reform. It won't work because it was never designed for that kind of significant legislation; it was designed for deficit reduction.

So finally I came up with a thing that felt really pure, and I'm Christian, so when I hear about death I have a lot of hope because I believe in Jesus and life after death, and John 3:16.