Sweet praise is like perfume. It is fine if you don't swallow it.

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.

In the path of our happiness shall we find the learning for which we have chosen this lifetime.

Dreams are the poetry of life to be written with love and actions.

Ten responsible and rational young citizens are sufficient to clean up the mess of a thousand old superstitious citizens.

Not using faults does not mean that one does not have them.

Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.

All fiction becomes autobiographical when the author has true talent.

I want to honor Jesus with the things I say and the things I choose not to say. Lord, help us all be so careful with sharing opinions as if they are truth.

How to make God laugh? Tell Him your plans.

The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.

To be premature is to be perfect