The chief business of America is business.

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.

Diversity of opinions is not what is stopping people from living together in harmony. Stupidity isز

I know really, really famous people who are terrified every time they walk on to a stage.

Be like a flower that gives its fragrance even to the hand that crushed it.

Everything in life has a place, and when one thing moves, it must go somewhere else.

Being tired isn't the same as being rich, but most times it's close enough.

there is plenty to be learned even from a bad teacher: what not to do, how not to be

All those ridiculous songs about love - I finally understood.

I have very old-fashioned tastes.

Don't be stingy with your paint, it isn't worth it.