Nothing is more important in our national life than the welfare of our children.

Work Hard. Do your best. Keep your word. Never get too big for your britches. Trust in God. Have no fear; and Never forget a friend.

Some of my best friends never agree with me politically.

The human animal cannot be trusted for anything good except en masse. The combined thought and action of the whole people of any race, creed or nationality, will always point in the right direction.

Whenever you put a man on the Supreme Court he ceases to be your friend.

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.

In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first.