Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.

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.

There's still a thousand places I haven't gone to die.

The shortest distance between two people is a story.

Problems are never as difficult as when they are your own.

It isn’t only art that is incompatible with happiness, it’s also science. Science is dangerous, we have to keep it most carefully chained and muzzled.

I would say recently I've gotten back to perusing [Samuel] Beckett's novels. Listening to the way Donald Trump speaks without saying anything has made me think about language.

The idea that I have to be on the same side of the fence as Dan Quayle is cruelly depressing to me, but the truth is, I believe in family values.

Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.

A man's shortcomings are taken from his epoch; his virtues and greatness belong to himself.

I like to juggle with one ball at a time. Then I put the ball down and do nothing for extended periods of time.

When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.