Not that which men do worthily, but that which they do successfully, is what history makes haste to record.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

Someday when we're older, we'll learn who to trust. But heroes and saviors, can't save folks like us.

A woman has the right to make decisions regarding her own body, not the United States government.

Is it cynical to assume that anyone smiling is a liar and a criminal?

Courage is exhilarating.

My favorite author is Anton Chekhov, not so much for the plays but for his short stories, and I think he was really my tutor.

There's all the difference in the world between having something to say, and having to say something.

Ladies and gentlemen are supposed to be looked after by others, like children and pets.

I don't believe in atheists.

The Republican platform specifically says we don't believe in bailing out private business, and yet we did.

The open road is a beckoning, a strangeness, a place where a man can lose himself.