"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."

"All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope."

"Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words when short are best of all."

"Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip."

"It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time."