Thomas Jefferson

To learn, you have to listen. To improve, you have to try.

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

I have recently been examining all the known superstitions of the world, and do not find in our particular superstition (Christianity) one redeeming feature. They are all alike founded on fables and mythology.

We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.

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.

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

I seldom read anything that is not of a factual nature because I want to invest my time wisely in the things that will improve my life. Don’t misunderstand; there is nothing wrong with reading purely for the joy of it. Novels have their place, but biographies of famous men and women contain information that can change lives.

People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the marketplace.

Everyone deserves an equal chance at success.

When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you’re making a commitment and difference in that person’s life. Encouragement really does make a difference.

A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done.

I once dieted so religiously I quit eating in church.

If you are not willing to learn no one can help you. If you are determined to learn no one can stop you.

Being defeated is only a temporary condition; giving up is what makes it permanent.

When you make a promise, keep it.

Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.

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

It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

A habit is like a cable: we weave a thread of it everyday, and at last we cannot break it – so we must form good, positive, and productive habits.

That one by one by one we can defuse this nuclear bomb of hate that we’re in as a society by thinking of everyone as our family.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.