“Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.”

Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords.

Complaining about a problem without posing a solution is called whining.

All the resources we need are in the mind.

No man is worth calling a man who will not fight rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.

When you’re at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.

In this country we have no place for hyphenated Americans.

It may be true that he travels farthest who travels alone, but the goal thus reached is not worth reaching.

The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.

It is true of the Nation, as of the individual, that the greatest doer must also be a great dreamer.

The reader, the booklover, must meet his own needs without paying too much attention to what his neighbors say those needs should be.

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.

We demand that big business give the people a square deal; in return we must insist that when any one engaged in big business honestly endeavors to do right he shall himself be given a square deal.

Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what’s right.

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.

There is not a man of us who does not at times need a helping hand to be stretched out to him, and then shame upon him who will not stretch out the helping hand to his brother.

Don’t hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!

Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.

Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.

In a militia, the character of the laborer, artificer, or tradesman, predominates over that of the soldier: in a standing army, that of the soldier predominates over every other character.

The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.

For me acting, comes straight from the heart. In that sense I don’t act at all. I think that to feel the character’s pain I have to be myself. Somewhere audiences see that.

Knowledge is essential to conquest; only according to our ignorance are we helpless. Thought creates character. Character can dominate conditions. Will creates circumstances and environment.

I am an actor, and I would like to reinvent myself through every character that I portray.

A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.