To be able to lead others, a man must be willing to go forward alone.

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.

Those gifts and talents, which are incorporated in you and have not yet been implemented, make your potential

Just finished [Capitalist in North Korea]—fascinating! What an experience. Wow.

It has been very truly said that the mob has many heads but no brains.

Whether ours shall be a government of laws and not of men is now for Congress and ultimately the American people.

Can I touch your mango?

Once you know the difference between right and wrong, you have lots fewer decisions to make.

I don't see how you can grow as a world without being able to get along with people. So many people is hating out there and it's not making a difference.

Wherever the Holy Ghost has right of way, the gifts of the Spirit will be in manifestation; and where these gifts are never in manifestation, I question whether He is present.

Within alpinism's narrow framework we seek transcendence and relentlessly pursue what remains hidden from us on flat ground: our true selves.

My character in 'Prison Break' needs to be formidable. In reality, I'm not very tough at all.