An ounce of application is worth a ton of abstraction.

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.

There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.

Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.

Success waits patiently for anyone who has the determination and strength to seize it.

I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least.

Success is not measured by where you are in life, but the obstacles you've over come

Political activity alone cannot make a man free. Back of the ballot, he must have property, industry, skill, economy, intelligence, and character.

We all should rise, above the clouds of ignorance, narrowness, and selfishness.

I think you have more fun as a human being even though it is much more painful.

A person who is interrupted while performing a task takes 50% more time to complete it and make 50% more errors.

Democrats have a long history of utilizing the threat of a potential Ebola outbreak to request massive federal funds while attacking Republicans for expressing skepticism over their funding schemes.

We might have new issues involving information technology for example, or new questions arising out of the war on terror, or new issues arising from natural disasters that can't be anticipated.

Better freedom with a crust, than slavery with every luxury.

Indignation leads to the making of poetry. [Lat., Facit indignatio versum.]

When the sun is shining, think of the time it won't be, because even when you're sitting in your house with the doors shut, misfortune can fall from above. Page 279

Once you find out what makes you comfortable and happy, it's a lot easier to be confident.So, be yourself!

War should belong to the tragic past, to history: it should find no place on humanity's agenda for the future.

It’s not enough to be friendly. You have to be a friend.