"You do not lead by hitting people over the head--that's assault, not leadership."

"There is nothing wrong with America that the faith, love of freedom, intelligence and energy of her citizens cannot cure."

"Plans are worthless, but planning is everything."

"A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both."

"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog."

"An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows."

"The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore."

"The world is so constructed, that if you wish to enjoy its pleasures, you must also endure its pains. Whether you like it or not, you cannot have one without the other."

"For the sake of peace one may lie, but peace itself should never be a lie."

"No man is truly great, who is great only in his life-time. The test of greatness is the page of history."

"A small rock holds back a great wave."

"No country can be described as free- but each has different degrees of bondage."