“Some men change their party for the sake of their principles; others their principles for the sake of their party.”

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Do not trust any statistics you did not fake yourself.

In war it does not matter who is right, but who is left.

Keep calm and carry on.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Never abandon life. There is a way out of everything except death.

It is better to do something than to do nothing while waiting to do everything.

Personally, I’m always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.

If you want to discover new oceans, you must first have the courage to leave shore.

They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they’d make up their minds.

Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.

Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

Everyone is in favor of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people’s idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone else says anything back, that is an outrage.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

My tastes are simple: I am easily satisfied with the best.