“In this country we have no place for hyphenated Americans.”

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

The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased; and not impaired in value.

People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.

There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm.

Each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune.

If you’ve got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.

For those who fight for it life has a flavor the sheltered will never know.

It tires me to talk to rich men. You expect a man of millions, the head of a great industry, to be a man worthhearing; but as a rule they don’t know anything outside their own business.

I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.

I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.

A man who has never gone to school may steal a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.

Nothing worth having comes easy.

There can be no life without change, and to be afraid of what is different or unfamiliar is to be afraid of life.

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

I love the freedoms we got in this country, I appreciate your freedom to burn your flag if you want to, but I really appreciate my right to bear arms so I can shoot you if you try to burn mine.

I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town.

All the money in the world is no use to a man or his country if he spends it as fast as he makes it. All he has left is his bills and the reputation for being a fool.

Asia is not going to be civilized after the methods of the West. There is too much Asia and she is too old.

Good luck and believe me, dearest Doc – it’s better to look at the sky than live there. Such an empty place; so vague. Just a country where the thunder goes and things disappear.

I’d rather be more of the hippie country chick – as in, instead of pointing a finger, just maybe saying, ‘We’re all screw-ups. We’re all in this kind of together. We’re all just figuring this out.’

We’ll all be equal under the grass, and God’s got a heaven for country trash.

The name of a district or a commissionerate should be what the country and the world identifies it with.