Courage is the capacity to conduct oneself with restraint in times of prosperity and with courage and tenacity when things do not go well.

The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years.

For the only way in which a durable peace can be created is by world-wide restoration of economic activity and international trade.

If all Europe lies flat while the Russian mob tramps over it, we will then be faced with a war under difficult circumstances, and with a very good chance of losing it.

This country cannot afford the deceptive luxury of waging defensive warfare.

Moreover, the accomplishment of Russia's aims has been greatly simplified by the fact that we have heretofore offered the world no practical antidote for the Russian poison.

By providing outstanding economic leadership, this country can wage its attack successfully - and can thereby build the foundations of a peaceful world.

As in the war of 1941-45, our victory and our survival depend on how and where we attack.

The road was new to me as roads always are going back.

I'm the king of the 20th century. I'm the boogeyman, the villian, the black sheep of the family.

Your hand and your mouth agreed many years ago that, as far as chocolate is concerned, there is no need to involve your brain.

Never mind whom you praise, but be very careful who you blame.

... people who'd led dull and blameless lives did not give thanks for second chances.

When you see the trees swaying to the tune of a gentle breeze... think of it as a dance in your honor.

Although Alchemy has now fallen into contempt, and is even considered a thing of the past, the physicain should not be influenced by such judgements.

Nothing happens until you decide.

The more you learn, the more you know. The more you know, the more you forget. The more you forget, the less you know. So why bother to learn.

Inches make champions.