We must have strong minds, ready to accept facts as they are.

Imperfect action beats perfect inaction every time.

If you can't convince them [with your logic] then just confound them [with your wit.]

There are always a lot of people so afraid of rocking the boat that they stop rowing. We can never get ahead that way.

[The American President] has to take all sorts of abuse from liars and demagogues.… The people can never understand why the President does not use his supposedly great power to make ’em behave. Well, all the President is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.

Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.

I have no desire to crow over anybody or to see anybody eating crow, figuratively or otherwise. We should all get together and make a country in which everybody can eat turkey whenever he pleases.