We bear the world and we make it... There was never a great man who had not a great mother - it is hardly an exaggeration.
There is surely a piece of divinity in us, something that was before the elements, and owes no homage unto the sun.
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.
Speak when you are angry--and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret.
Never make a defense or an apology until you are accused.
If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read "President Can't Swim".
You have no control over what the other guy does. You only have control over what you do.
To believe in God or in a guiding force because someone tells you to is the height of stupidity. We are given senses to receive our information within. With our own eyes we see, and with our own skin we feel. With our intelligence, it is intended that we understand. But each person must puzzle it out for himself or herself.