No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time of peace, or ensure it of victory in time of war.

We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight.

In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication.

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.

No Congress of the United States ever assembled, on surveying the state of the Union, has met with a more pleasing prospect than that which appears at the present time. In the domestic field there is tranquillity and contentment, harmonious relations between management and wage earner, freedom from industrial strife, and the highest record of years of prosperity.

I did not see the sense in chasing a little white ball around a field.