The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.

A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is a man who hopes they are.

Blot out from the page of history the names of all the great actors of his time in the drama of nations, and preserve the name of Washington, and the century would be renowned.

The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.

My dinners have never interfered with my business. They have been my recreation. . . A public banquet, if eaten with thought and care, is no more of a strain than a dinner at home.

As for food, half of my friends have dug their graves with their teeth.

When Franklin drew the lightning from the clouds, he little dreamed that in the evolution of science his discovery would illuminate the torch of Liberty for France and America. The rays from this beacon, lighting this gateway to the continent, will welcome the poor and the persecuted with the hope and promise of homes and citizenship.