“Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.”
Life“Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.”
Men“Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.”
Life“Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.”
Work“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”
Best“When you play, play hard when you work, don't play at all.”
Work“Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.”
Learning“Believe you can and you're halfway there.”
Inspirational“The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”
Best“The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats.”
Great“With self-discipline most anything is possible.”
Inspirational“I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life.”
Life“Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people.”
Government“I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than the average man.”
Work“Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.”
Men“A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.”
Politics“The man who loves other countries as much as his own stands on a level with the man who loves other women as much as he loves his own wife.”
Women“The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.”
Success“Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.”
Peace“Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.”
Great“A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.”
Car“Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering.”
Death