I never worry about action, but only inaction.

The short words are best, and the old words, when short, are the best of all.

War is horrible, but slavery is worse.

We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.

Immense deposits of kimmeridge clay, containing the oil-bearing bands or seams, stretch across England from Dorsetshire to Lincolnshire. [An early political recognition of the native resource. The Geological Survey had identified the inflammable oil shale in reports since at least 1888.]

The poor girl does not know how to have a conversation. Unfortunately, she does know how to speak.

Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough people see it as a healthy horse, pulling a sturdy wagon.