A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Working hours are never long enough. Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays are grudged as enforced interruptions in an absorbing vocation.
Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization.