Chartacter Quotes

I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid,

and I think a great deal of that grew out of

the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.

Fear of something is at the root of hate for others,

and hate within will eventually destroy the hater.

Fashion is a weapon.

The attempt to combine wisdom and power

has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while.

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.

I came from a real tough neighborhood.

I put my hand in some cement and felt another hand.

It would astonish if not amuse the older citizens to learn

that I (a strange, friendless, uneducated, penniless boy

, working at ten dollars per month)

have been put down as the candidate of pride, wealth,

and aristocratic family distinction.

If you give people tools,

and they use their natural abilities and curiosity,

they will develop things…

Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.

An eye for an eye will leave the whole world blind.

Nearly every man who develops an idea

works it up to the point where it looks impossible,

and then he gets discouraged.

That's not the place to become discouraged.

Buy American and hire American.

When you fish for love,

bait with your heart,

not your brain.

You see,

God helps only people who work hard.

That principle is very clear.

Money is worth nothing if it can't buy you the opportunity to love more.

For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.

Liberty,

when it begins to take root,

is a plant of rapid growth.

Don’t be afraid.

Be focused.

Be determined.

Be hopeful.

Be empowered.

Truth is the most valuable thing we have.

Let us economize it.

Stay focused,

and don’t let pressure get to you.