Organizations cannot make a genius out of an incompetent. On the other hand, disorganization can scarcely fail to result in efficiency.

If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.

For every obstacle there is a solution. Persistence is the key. The greatest mistake is giving up!

The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.

Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.

The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.

To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all others.

The splendor of God is displayed in the stars with the magnificent of the moon.

A scientist is proud of his intelligence, an artist is proud of his imagination.

To swallow and follow, whether old doctrine or new propaganda, is a weakness still dominating the human mind.

Sword? Haven't got a sword. That boy has, though. He'll lend you one.

It's dangerous to get too far from what they identify you with.

Are you OLD?" "No. I'm only twelve. But I've been that for a long time.

The films that I really enjoy now are films that are made by, for wont of a better word, mavericks.

Enjoy life. Have fun. Be kind. Have worth. Have friends. Be honest. Laugh. Die with dignity. Make the most of it. It's all we've got.

I had the most fantastic time filming 'Downton.'

An idea will infect another with its own emotional interest when they have become both associated together into any sort of a mental total.