He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. 

With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. 

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.

Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom.

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.

Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.

We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. Founder of the Republican Party.

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.

Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.