No treaty or international agreement can contravene the Constitution.

If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.

For every obstacle there is a solution. Persistence is the key. The greatest mistake is giving up!

The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.

Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.

The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.

To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all others.

Write to your heart’s content and by all means, have fun with your creation. It’s your moment to do absolutely anything within those pages.

You must arrest every passing time and convert it into growing your knowledge and prowess in that chosen field of influence.

When there is no argument [dispute] over a talk, it is called ‘Principle’.

I trust in nature for the stable laws of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant and autumn garner to the end of time.

With regard to performance, commitment, effort, dedication, there is no middle ground. Or you do something very well or not at all.

Water a farre off quencheth not fire.

Dickens is one of those authors who are well worth stealing.

The camera can be a machine gun, a warm kiss, a sketchbook. Shooting a camera is like saying, Yes, yes, yes. There is no maybe. All the maybes should go in the trash.

Part of what I'm doing with generations is that I try to express in my work pieces of my growing up years that I can look back on with great fondness - specifically, a sense of family.

Do not make homes out of people. This will leave you homesick and sad.