The responsibility of the great states is to serve, and not to dominate, the world.

An honest public servant can't become rich in politics. He can only attain greatness and satisfaction by service.

I sincerely regret the unfortunate choice of language which I used in my letter of August 29 to Congressman McDonough concerning the Marine Corps.

Work Hard. Do your best. Keep your word. Never get too big for your britches. Trust in God. Have no fear; and Never forget a friend.

My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. To tell the truth, there's hardly a difference.

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.

Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices.

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.

Democrats work to help people who need help. That other party, they work for people who don't need help. That's all there is to it.

Everybody has the right to express what he thinks. That, of course, lets the crackpots in. But if you cannot tell a crackpot when you see one, then you ought to be taken in.

Term limits would cure both senility and seniority- both terrible legislative diseases.

Master, go on, and I will follow theeTo the last gasp with truth and loyalty.

Cowgirl Courage isn't the lack of fear, but the courage to take action in the face of fear.

Yet, despite our many advances, our environment is still threatened by a range of problems, including global climate change, energy dependence on unsustainable fossil fuels, and loss of biodiversity.

Self-discipline, although difficult, and not always easy while combating negative emotions, should be a defensive measure.

Non cogitant, ergo non sunt.

Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer.

The faith that acts not, is it truly faith?

I'm someone who would like to act like I don't care, but I care.

We have to fight the entire time, we can't start at the end when it's getting down to crunch time. We can't leave anything on the floor.

letters are venerable; and the telephone valiant, for the journey is a lonely one, and if bound together by notes and telephones we went in company, perhaps - who knows? - we might talk by the way.