Public debt [is] a burden on all the people.

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.

If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

In the meantime, I’llwish it upon a star.'- Michael Cooper

Chicago's one of the rare places where architecture is more visible.

The diver plunges deep to find pearls, and we must accept any labor or hazard to win a soul

Oh, womanly sympathy, love AND food?" I said, laughing. "Don't want a lot, do you?

We sold a certain, steady amount of product for them and they could count on it. When it came time to ask for the money for this new record, they dropped us. It was fine with us. It was a dead fish.

Kids in general make things fresh and alive and they have this great appreciation for, Holy mackerel, we're making a movie!

At 45, you know what you're doing, but you're still not done.

There's good in everybody. Boost. Don't knock.

The blues is the roots, the rest is the fruits.