Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.

Whether one traces his Americanism back three centuries to the Mayflower, or three years to the steerage, is not half so important as whether his Americanism of today is real and genuine. No matter by what various crafts we came here, we are all now in the same boat.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

The government can supply no substitute for enterprise.

I shouldn't want you to be surprised, or to draw any particular inference from my making speeches, or not making speeches, out there. I don't recall any candidate for President that ever injured himself very much by not talking.

American ideals do not require to be changed so much as they require to be understood and applied.

The most common commodity in this country is unrealized potential.