War is a contest, and you finally get to a point where you are talking merely about race suicide, and nothing else.

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.

Everything is within your power, and your power is within you.

Never stop growing. The world's tallest redwood trees were all once little nuts, that kept growing regardless of weather, trials or tribulations.

Happiness and sorrow are two sides of the same coin called life. Whatever befalls you, walk on unattached.

Whether we're on the path toward victory or defeat is determined by the very next choice we make. Not the choices from yesterday. Not the choices five minutes ago.

My future is righteousness.

I think you have to ask yourself does voting work on the level that you are trying to effectuate change; that is the conversation you must have.

I get what I desire, it's my empire And yes I call the shots, I am the umpire

Elegance is not an outer quality, but a part of the soul that is visible to others.

The best thing I ever did with my life was stand up and say I've got Alzheimer's.

Day after day, throughout the winter, We hardened ourselves to live by bluest reason In a world of wind and frost.