Government expands to absorb revenue - and then some.

To know things as they are is better than to believe things as they seem.

Offices are not powerful because they exist; men make them so. Rights are not honored because they exist; men compel their recognition.

There seldom is enmity between seasoned old politicians, who know as much as men can of human weakness and human strength.

A thrilling story can be dull if told badly, but even the most mundane event can be elevated into a tale of epic scale by a good storyteller.

In drama, the characters should determine the story. In melodrama, the story determines the characters.

Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.

I will definitely attempt to sail around the world again. In fact, I can't wait for the chance to try again.

Cruelty is, in theory, a perfectly adequate ground for divorce, but it may be interpreted so as to become absurd.

There is always a comforting thought in time of trouble when it is not our trouble.

How many million more souls are to pass into eternity without having heard the name of Jesus?

Ambition is ever tempered by experience. Otherwise, fortune makes fools of us all.

Love and help all the children, all the days of your existence. They need us.