Alphabet Quotes

The meeting of two personalities is like

the contact of two chemical substances:

if there is any reaction, both are transformed.

I believe you have to be willing to be misunderstood

if you’re going to innovate.

The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is

the only guardian of true liberty.

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.

If the people of Utah shall peacefully form a State

Constitution tolerating polygamy,

will the Democracy admit them into the Union?

Learning never exhausts the mind.

I am a cage,

in search of a bird.

I still have my feet on the ground,

I just wear better shoes.

The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him,

but because he loves what is behind him.

If a fellow isn't thankful

for what he's got,

he isn't likely to be thankful

for what he's going to get

I don't have a feeling of inferiority.

Never had.

I'm as good as anybody,

but no better.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

In the first place,

God made idiots.

That was for practice.

Then he made school boards.

You're either humble or you're not.

If you were a jerk before the fame,

you just become a jerk with a bigger spotlight.

Whoever you are really comes through.

Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.

Speak the truth. People will forgive an honest mistake; they won't forgive you if you lie.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize

how little we understand about life, ourselves,

and the world around us.

There are only two

lasting bequests we can

hope to give our children

One of these is roots,

the other, wings.

Be Impeccable With Your Word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

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.