I do not want to see any of the people cringing supplicants for the favor of the Government, when they should all be independent masters of their own destiny.

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.

Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.

You can't increase prosperity by taxing success.

I went to a restaurant that serves "breakfast at any time" so I ordered French toast during the Renaissance.

Old religious dogma attempts to convince you that you are on a journey to God, then makes you pay tolls along that roadway.

We may our ends by our beginnings know.

Once it's too late, you appreciate what a miracle life is.

Discontent is the wheel that moves people forward.

NASA has spin-offs, and it's a huge and very impressive list, including accurate and affordable LASIK eye surgery.

Focusing on the Lord and everlasting life can help us not only at Christmas, but through all the challenges of mortality.

And as I'm striving to change the world, I will be happy.

In the life of one man, never The same time returns.

In my hands the means... In my heart the will.