Whenever you see a man who is successful in society, try to discover what makes him pleasing, and if possible adopt his system.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

Don't make it worse by thinking it's more painful than it actually is.

Nobody can open the gates of death without closing them again after him.

I'm not a fast driver. I've seen what speed can do.

So it is the business community and agricultural community who I think might have the most influence on helping us make this effort more bipartisan.

I was hungry. I was cold. But I was also free. Free not to get up in the morning, not to go to bed at night, free to get drunk if I liked, to dream... to hope.

Softly the loud peal dies, In passing winds it drowns, But breathes, like perfect joys, Tender tones.

If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a miracle.

All observations of life are harsh, because life is. I lament that fact, but I cannot change it.

It is setting a high value upon our opinions to roast men and women alive on account of them.

I'm sure some people have an absolute grasp of where they are in their careers. I just don't think about it that much.