The true slogan of a true democracy is not 'Let the Government do it' but rather, 'let's do it ourselves'.... This is the spirit of a people dedicated to helping themselves and one another.

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.

I had about as much chance to do that as I did of backpacking my car to the top of Mount Rushmore.

TRUTH serves a great purpose for all that want to see. It will help uncover your life’s mission in order to reveal what your soul wants you to be.

Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.

If you want your children to be smart, tell them stories. If you want them to be really smart, tell them more stories. If you want your children to be brilliant, tell them even more stories.

There are so many people afraid of a task. They get so overwhelmed by the obstacles in front of them that they shy away from reaching beyond a position of safety.

There are, in effect, two things, to know and to believe one knows; to know is science; to believe one knows is ignorance.

Fear is the one emotion that unleashed can destroy anything and anyone.

True influence drives action, not just awareness.

Lovers remain in the dark, working hard to keep out daylight.

The Bible is one of the most genocidal books in history.