Thomas Jefferson

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.

In matters of style, swim with the current;In matters of principle, stand like a rock.

I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.

Never spend your money before you have it.

To preserve their independence, we must not let our rules load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude.

My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.

The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you think you can only do a little.

The best advice I can give to anyone going through a rough patch is to never be afraid to ask for help.

Take action. Every story you’ve ever connected with, every leader you’ve ever admired, every puny little thing that you’ve ever accomplished is the result of taking action. You have a choice. You can either be a passive victim of circumstance or you can be the active hero of your own life.

You’ve got to say, “I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough, I can have it.” It’s called perseverance.

It’s not what you’ve got, it’s what you use that makes a difference.

Most people go along with the crowd. They do things because everybody else does it.

You never fail until you stop trying.

In today’’s rapidly changing world, the people who are not taking risk are the risk takers.

There are no speed limits on the road to success.

The young athlete who aspires to greatness, generally speaking, learns a number of things from several different coaches. The first one taught him the fundamentals; the second one instilled discipline in him and taught him more of the techniques that must be mastered to excel.

By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.

You have nothing to lose. Everything you have acquired of value is locked inside you.