... happily the Government of the United States... gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.

Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

Start where you are, with what you have. Make something of it and never be satisfied.

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.

Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.

Most people search high and wide for the key to success. If they only knew, the key to their dreams lies within.

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.

No individual has any right to come into the world and go out of it without leaving behind him distinct and legitimate reasons for having passed through it.

Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics.

Where there is no vision, there is no hope.

The future of this nation depends on the Christian training of our youth.

If you can lead yourself when nobody is following, people will follow when you are not leading

Our obligation to the world is, primarily, our obligation to our own future. Obviously, we cannot develop beyond a certain point unless other nations develop, too.

As democracy modifies our conception of life, it constantly raises the value and function of each member of the community, however humble he may be.

I'd rather see the world from a different angle.

The organized charity, scrimped and iced, In the name of a cautious, statistical Christ.

They are more beautiful than anything in the world, kinetic sculptures, perfect form in motion.

Change. But start slowly, because direction is more important than speed

My preference is 3,000, maybe 5,000-seat venues.

Lillian shut her eyes briefly, as if she hoped when she opened them she would behold a world in which people never said ridiculous things.

We must always take risks. That is our destiny.