This desk of mine is one at which a man may die, but from which he cannot resign.

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.

The closer we are to God, the richer we are

Cats, Dog considered, were clearly a lot tougher than lost souls.

The soul is a verb." He impales a lit candle on a spike. "Not a noun.

In the old days in San Francisco there was a famous drink called Pisco Punch, made from Pisco, a Peruvian brandy pisco punch used to taste like lemonade but had a kick like vodka, or worse.

What matters is: Are you profitable? Are you building something great? Are you taking care of your people? Are you treating your customers well?

Passion will move men beyond themselves, beyond their shortcomings, beyond their failures.

We retire too early and we die too young, our prime of life should be in the 70's and old age should not come until we are almost 100.

One of the simple but genuine pleasures in life is getting up in the morning and hurrying to a mousetrap you set the night before.

He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.

Most 'scientists' are bottle washers and button sorters.