The harder you work, the luckier you are, and I worked like hell.

A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

Never be satisfied with less than your very best effort. If you strive for the top and miss, you'll still 'beat the pack.'

An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history.

There is an old saying, The harder you try the luckier you get. I kind of like that definition of luck.

I hope never to see the day that I cannot admit having made a mistake.

Nothing in life is more important than the ability to communicate effectively.

The spirit of seeking understanding through personal contact with people of other nations and other cultures deserves the respect and support of all.

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter.

I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our government, but civilization itself.

There is no undertaking more challenging, no responsibility more awesome, than that of being a mother.

We are the middle children of history. Born too late to explore earth, born too early to explore space.

From their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.

All oppression creates a state of war.

Some people don't want to rock the boat and risk being cut. They don't want to be seen as a nuisance. They say, "If I'm cut, I won't be able to make a change at all."

Your dreams are your spirit, your soul, and without them you are dead.

[There are] so many things I've learned, and I'm still learning, actually.

It would appear that the natural frontier of Russia runs from Dantzic or perhaps Stettin to Trieste.

Men were put into the world to teach women the law of compromise.

If you learn a recipe, you can cook the recipe. If you learn the technique, you can cook anything.

One of the hardest things to believe is that anyone will abandon the effort to escape a charge of murder. It is extremely important to suspend disbelief on that. If you don't, the story is spoiled.