I'm not hard I'm frightfully soft. But I will not be hounded.

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.

If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.

Socialists cry “Power to the people”, and raise the clenched fist as they say it. We all know what they really mean - power over people, power to the State.

If you set out to be liked, you will accomplish nothing.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.

Each generation has to stand up for democracy. It can't take anything for granted and may have to fight fundamental battles anew.

There are too many people who imagine that there is something sophisticated about always believing the best of those who hate your country, and the worst of those who defend it.

If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.

A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure.

Love sustains life.

The people need poetry that will be their own secretTo keep them awake forever, And bathe them in the bright-haired wave of its breathing.

One's first step in wisdom is to question everything one's last is to come to terms with everything.

There are women who take it to the wire. That's what they are looking for, the ultimate confrontation. They want a smack.

I do not believe in immortality of the individual, and I consider ethics to be an exclusively human concern with no superhuman authority behind it.

God is not looking for men of great faith, He is looking for common men to trust His great faithfulness.

Wherever we find the Word of God surely preached and heard, and the sacraments administered according to the institution of Christ, there, it is not to be doubted, is a church of God.

Atheists can be good people; they just have no objective way to judge the conduct of those who are not.

I've not been afraid to take risks, be resolute and passionate about purpose, and inspire people to do things that maybe they thought weren't possible.

We shall never secure emancipation from the tyranny of the white oppressor until we have achieved it in our own souls.