There is never a better measure of what a person is than what he
does when he's absolutely free to read more

There is never a better measure of what a person is than what he
does when he's absolutely free to choose.

The guns and bombs, the rockets and the warships, all are symbols of
human failure.

The guns and bombs, the rockets and the warships, all are symbols of
human failure.

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been read more

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans -- born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.

Chance makes our parents, but choice makes our friends.

Chance makes our parents, but choice makes our friends.

The one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is
unchangeable or certain.

The one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is
unchangeable or certain.

Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended, but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind read more

Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended, but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward toward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

When your views on the world and your intellect are being challenged
and you begin to feel uncomfortable because of read more

When your views on the world and your intellect are being challenged
and you begin to feel uncomfortable because of a contradiction you've
detected that is threatening your current model of the world or some
aspect of it, pay attention. You are about to learn something. This
discomfort and intellectual conflict is when learning is taking place.

Writing is turning one's worst moments into money.

Writing is turning one's worst moments into money.

The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his
influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind read more

The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his
influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful
jewels of wisdom.