Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.
It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and expose lies.
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
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.
If you are going through hell, keep going.
Whether our task is fighting poverty, stemming the spread of disease or saving innocent lives from mass murder, we have seen that we cannot succeed without the leadership of the strong and engagement of all.
A leader must have the courage to act against an expert’s advice.
Sir, we must beware of needless innovation, especially when guided by logic.