That was not the biggest battle that ever was, but for me it always typified one thing; the dash, the ingenuity, the readiness at the first opportunity that characterizes the American soldier.

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.

Renew your mind with the word of God.

I have always found that each step we take in life is to be regretted-if we once begin to wonder how many other steps might have been possible.

Republicans have nothing but bad ideas and Democrats have no ideas.

Immigrant: An unenlightened person who thinks one country better than another.

The only time I had any butterflies was when I stood up and backed toward the open door and looked down.

The fact that industries wax and wane is a reality of any economic system that wants to remain dynamic and responsive to people's changing tastes.

Remember technology does not make good work. You can still write a poem on a brown paper bag, and haiku is just as profound as the pyramids.

I think the life we are living now is just a blink in the eye of eternity.

I like 'Breaking Bad' and 'Game of Thrones.' I like that era. I like that fantasy world.

The truth is that history constantly presents new problems in the guise of old.