If a strong man has not in him the lift toward lofty things, his strength makes him only a curse to himself and his neighbor.

There are dreadful moments when death comes very near those we love, even if for the time being it passes by. But life is a great adventure, and the worst of all fears is the fear of living.

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.

Our duty to the whole, including the unborn generations, bids us to restrain an unprincipled present-day minority from wasting the heritage of these unborn generations. The movement for the conservation of wildlife and the larger movement for the conservation of all our natural resources are essentially democratic in spirit, purpose, and method.

No triumph of peace is quite so great as the supreme triumphs of war.

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.'

The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often in the loudest voice.