It may be true that he travels farthest who travels alone, but the goal thus reached is not worth reaching.

So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.

The teachings of the Bible are so interwoven and entwined with our whole civic and social life that it would be literally impossible for us to figure to ourselves what that life would be if these teachings were removed.

The White House is a bully pulpit.

The lack of power to take joy in outdoor nature is as real a misfortune as the lack of power to take joy in books

Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.

There can be no life without change, and to be afraid of what is different or unfamiliar is to be afraid of life.