Capital punishment is as fundamentally wrong as a cure for crime as charity is wrong as a cure for poverty.

Most people think that faith means believing something; oftener it means trying something, giving it a chance to prove itself

You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do. It's simple, fantasize, rehearse, then go out into the world and DO IT!

The true measure of a successful leader is their ability to discover the hidden talent in those they lead and challenge them to achieve greatness. If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you are right.

You will find men who want to be carried on the shoulders of others, who think that the world owes them a living. They don't seem to see that we must all lift together and pull together.

To lift farm drudgery off flesh and blood and lay it on steel and motors has been my most constant ambition

One needs to be successful in the conventional way to learn just how far away from success it may be.