We cannot do great deeds unless we're willing to do the small things that make up the sum of greatness.

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.

Each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune.

The stream will not permanently rise higher than the main source; and the main source of national power and national greatness is found in the average citizenship of the nation. Therefore it behooves us to do our best to see that the standard of the average citizen is kept high; and the average cannot be kept high unless the standard of the leaders is very much higher.

The reason fat men are good natured is they can neither fight nor run.

There is but one answer to terrorism and it is best delivered with a Winchester rifle.

The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.