They may kill me, but they cannot kill my ideas. They can crush my body, but they will not be able to crush my spirit.
Love always elevates the character of man. It never lowers him, provided love be love.
As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent.
Political tyranny is nothing compared to social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies government.
My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too.
True leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.
The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.
If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing.
A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.