I cannot consent to take the position that the door of hope - the door of opportunity - is to be shut upon any man, no matter how worthy, purely upon the grounds of race or color. Such an attitude would, according to my convictions, be fundamentally wrong.

And it is through strife and the readiness for strife that a man or a nation must win greatness. So, let the world know that we are here and willing to pour out our blood, our treasure, our tears. And that America is ready and if need be desirous of battle

Some men can live up to their loftiest ideals without ever going higher than a basement.

We should not forget that it will be just as important to our descendants to be prosperous in their time as it is to us to be prosperous in our time.

It is only the warlike power of a civilized people that can give peace to the world.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get their ends reversed. When this happens they need a kick in the seat of the pants.