Selfishness and greed, individual or national, cause most of our troubles.

The worst bullies you will ever encounter in your life are your own thoughts.

An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things.

We do not actually know other people; we only know our judgments.

Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness.

Every positive thought is a silent prayer that will change your life.

One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.

Some of my best friends never agree with me politically.

Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.

It's not the hand that signs the laws that hold the destiny of America. It's the hand that casts the ballot.

To be able to lead others, a man must be willing to go forward alone.

The best way to advise your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.

Always be sincere, even if you don't mean it.

Religious and racial persecution is moronic at all times, perhaps the most idiotic of human stupidities.

If you want a friend in Washington, buy a dog.

A society will be judged by how it treats its weakest members

The President is always abused. If he isn't, he isn't doing anything.

The Republicans believe in the minimum wage - the more the minimum, the better.

Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes.