Nothing is more unjust, however common, than to charge with hypocrisy him that expresses zeal for those virtues which he neglects to practice; since he may be sincerely convinced of the advantages of conquering his passions without having yet obtained the victory as a man may be confident of the advantages of a voyage or a journey, without having courage or industry to undertake it, and may honestly recommend to others those attempts which he neglects himself.

Any man who's not willing to take half a loaf in a negotiation, well, that man never went to bed hungry.

I know - from personal experience - that abiding values and abundant visions are learned in the homes of our people.

I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one's wife happy. First, let her think she's having her own way. And second, let her have it.

One lesson you better learn if you want to be in politics is that you never go out on a golf course and beat the President.

What convinces is conviction.

We don't propose to sit here in our rocking chair with our hands folded and let the Communists set up any government in the Western Hemisphere.