The influence exercised over the human mind by apt analogies is and has always been immense. Whether they translate an established truth into simple language or whether they adventurously aspire to reveal the unknown, they are among the most formidable weapons of the rhetorician.

You can measure a man's character by the choices he makes under pressure.

We must beware of trying to build a society in which nobody counts for anything except a politician or an official, a society where enterprise gains no reward and thrift no privileges

Death and sorrow will be the companions of our journey; hardship our garment; constancy and valor our only shield. We must be united, we must be undaunted, we must be inflexible.

The difference between mere management and leadership is communication.

These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country has ever lived.

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent.