Planning is useless... but the process itself is indispensable.

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.

Everything is possible for one who believes

Give me a life time by the fire, with a book in my hand, nothing more and I will tell you a great story.

It may be enough, however, to have it said that we survive in exact relationship to the dedication of our poets (include preachers, musicians, and blues singers).

My dad was an editor and a writer, and that's actually what I aspired to be.

National legislation will prevent other states' flawed concealed-weapons laws from threatening the safety of Illinois residents.

I am certain that I have been here as I am now a thousand times before, and I hope to return a thousand times.

I haven't had a family, but I don't think of that as a sacrifice: my dancers are my family.

I have chosen the positive approach - instead of stressing the bad things which I am against, I stress the good things which I am for.

I've traveled all over the world and America is the easiest place to get rich.

In life you need either inspiration or desperation.