Some men can live up to their loftiest ideals without ever going higher than a basement.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.

This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.

Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.'

A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards.

On Valentine’s Day, we are reminded what our relationships could be like the other 364.

The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is their perceptions of reality.

Long miles of snow and mountains spun out behind him, and his hooves scattered stardust or snow crystals. He went bounding on and on, right on the spine of the world, thrust out against the night sky

The worst thing you can do is to try to cling to something that's gone or to recreate it.

The greater part of human activity is designed to make permanent those experiences and joys which are only lovable because they are changing.

Once you get away from where you're from, you look at it in a different way.

When I look back I can't believe how my parents managed, but the cliche is true. We didn't have money, but we were rich in so many other ways.

Each worm to his taste; some prefer to eat nettles.

Don't hate me, but I've always been skinny. I got lucky.

Dore Schary was then head of the studio and he wanted to change my name.