I Shall Return!
Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War’s very object is victory-not prolonged indecision.
It is fatal to enter an war without the will to win it.
Americans never quit.
Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.
The enemy is in front of us, the enemy is behind us, the enemy is to the right and to the left of us. They can’t get away this time!
A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.
What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
If I had to live my life again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner.
The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless.
This is the only reason Greenfield Village exists-to give us a sense of unity with our people through the generations, and to convey the inspiration of American genius to our young men. As a nation we have not depended so much on rare or occasional genius as on the general resourcefulness of our people. That is our true genius, and I am hoping that Greenfield Village will serve that.
Do you realize that you can’t play the game of life with sweaty palms?
Public opinion is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of God.
The Internet is just bringing all kinds of information into the home. There’s just a lot of distraction, a lot of competition for the parent’s voice to resonate in the children’s ears.
To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure.
I’ve done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.
I mean, I’m very, very competitive.
It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
People who are capable of and fit for freedom liberate themselves from physical thralldom by substituting mind for muscle.
You can’t put feathers on a dog and call it a chicken!
If I only had a little humility, I’d be perfect.
