The more I study it [the Constitution], the more I have come to admire it, realizing that no other document devised by the hand of man ever brought so much progress and happiness to humanity.

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.

Contrary to what we've been told, life is simple. We complicate matters with our choices.

When it comes to fighting for your dreams, be a dragon. Breathe fire.

Please let there be another life. I need a real taste of forever with you. This ... this isn't long enough.

No collection of people who are all waiting for the same thing are capable of holding a natural conversation. Even if the thing they are waiting for is only a taxi.

It's very hard to remain a student in life.

A habit is good if it helps you achieve your goal; it is bad if it hinders your achievement.

The lesson intended by an author is hardly ever the lesson the world chooses to learn from his book.

Zealots are like one track-pony. Don't get in their way without expecting to get hurt.

All sorts of allowances are made for the illusions of youth, and none, or almost none for the disenchantment of age.

We're all moving to a world where the forces of nature come closer together to technology.