We must achieve both security and solvency. In fact, the foundation of military strength is economic strength.

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.

To regret religion is to regret Western civilization.

Bad news travels at the speed of light good news travels like molasses.

It's east to start a war in any country

How I was raised is what I am today.

Grief,she reminded herself, is almost always for the mourner's loss.

He made me see what Life is, and what Death signifies, and why Love is stronger than both.

A slave cannot be freed, save he do it himself. Nor can you enslave a free man; the very most you can do is kill him!

Start drinking vodka instead of beer, and try to get a six-pack as early as possible and you'll be a much more successful actor.

I don't think comedy comes from hotbeds of doing shtick. I think it usually comes from some kind of childhood humiliation or darkness.

They could do worse, and they undoubtedly will.