My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose – somehow we win out.
I have left orders to be awakened at any time during national emergency, even if I’m in a cabinet meeting.
The future doesn’t belong to the light-hearted. It belongs to the brave.
I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and worth to each and every life.
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.
Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.
I’ve heard that hard work never killed anyone, but I say why take the chance?
If we ever forget that we’re one nation under God, then we will be one nation gone under.
We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.
No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth!
There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don’t care who gets the credit.