You get to know more of the character of a man in a round of golf than in six months of political experience.

The finest eloquence is that which gets things done.

Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.

If the people really knew [the truth] the war would be stopped tomorrow. But of course they don't know and can't know.

What is our task? To make Britain a fit country for heroes to live in.

We are fighting Germany, Austria and drink, and as far as I can see, the greatest of these three deadly foes is drink.

If you want to succeed in politics you must keep your conscience firmly under control.

The world is becoming like a lunatic asylum run by lunatics.

There is nothing so fatal to character as half finished tasks.

He has sat on the fence so long that the iron has entered his soul.

The man who tries to make the flag an object of a single party is a greater traitor to that flag than any man who fires at it.

By you, I was properly humbled. I came to you without a doubt of my reception. You shewed me how insufficient were all my pretensions to please a woman worthy of being pleased.

We love against the night, burning like stars against the darkness of bread and circuses.

I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling for him.

On matters of race, on matters of decency, baseball should lead the way.

Conflict is the very essence of life.

The reputation you have with yourself - your self-esteem - is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life.

Craziness attacks the softest eyes and hamstrings the gentlest flanks.

I live with the people I've always lived with. I'm quite content.

The conjunction of the day and the night is the most auspicious time for calling on God. The mind remains pure at this time.

Despite the impression you may have from watching too much TV, movies are not about reproducing reality. Theyre about telling stories.