“The path of progress is seldom smooth. New things are often found hard to do. Our fathers found them so. We find them so. But are we not made better for the effort and sacrifice?”

Without competition we would be clinging to the clumsy antiquated processes of farming and manufacture and the methods of business of long ago, and the twentieth would be no further advanced than the eighteenth century.

The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.

Strong hearts and helpful hands are needed, and, fortunately, we have them in every part of our beloved country.

The most popular systems are those that apply a disciplined systematic technique, .. The hardest part for investors is finding a system that fits their lifestyle, and that is a critically important component.

Expositions are the timekeepers of progress.

I am a tariff man, standing on a tariff platform.

The Working Man’s Creed: “A short day is better than a short dollar” .

We go to war only to make peace. We never went to war with any other design. We carry the national conscience wherever we go.

We cannot gamble with anything so sacred as money.

The American flag has not been planted on foreign soil to acquire more territory but for humanity’s sake.

The liberty to make our laws does not give us the freedom nor the license to break our laws!

Half-heartedness never won a battle.

That’s all a man can hope for during his lifetime – to set an example – and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history.

The free man cannot be long an ignorant man.

Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people.

Our past has gone into history.

Put the uncommon effort into the common task… make it large by doing it in a great way.

It’s nice to always make an effort when you get photographed.

Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.

Meditation does not mean just sitting quietly for five or ten minutes. It requires conscious effort. The mind has to be made calm and quiet; at the same time, it has to be vigilant so as not to allow any distracting thoughts or desires to enter.

It is not merely enough to have the ability to be persistant, you must also have the ability to start over.

It is in solitude that we discover that being is more important than having and that we are worth more than the results of our efforts. In solitude we discover that our life is not a possession to be defended but a gift to be shared.

A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.

Superhuman effort isn’t worth a damn unless it achieves results.