We live in age of prudence. The leaders of the people now generally follow.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

Youth comes but once in a lifetime.

The capitalist culture of consumption... does not provide meaningful sustenance for large numbers of people.

The courage to be is the most difficult thing for any human being.

My daughter, Anna, is almost 15, and my son, Ben, is almost 10.

Be content with no degree of sanctification. Be always crying out, "Lord, let me know more of myself and of thee."

We should show Washington how we do it in North Dakota. I'm running to stop the over-regulating of our economy and start growing it.

Rachel, my itchy witch," Al said as he tugged the lace at his cuffs. "We've talked about this. You simply must stop collecting nasty little men. How many do you really need, love?

Lonely people console themselves with self-absorption or curiosity.

I guess the first time I played around Washington, D.C. was at a place called The Famous. That was the first place I played, I believe.

I don't like to think that I am a slave to technique, or so inept that I have to restrict myself to one method.