A problem persists when not fixed.

If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time, or die by suicide.

He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames no one has arrived.

It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.

Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely enjoy exercising authority usually lose it.

Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.

What you are not, you can never be, until and unless you do something about it.

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.

You don’t have to depend on any material possessions, they depend on you, you create them, you own the one and only tool of production.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.

Don’t be ‘a writer’. Be writing.

I’m an idealist. I don’t know where I’m going but I’m on my way.

In this age, the man who dares to think for himself and to act independently does a service to his race.

It does not take a majority of prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.

The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.

If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.

A thief is a man in need. A liar is a man in fear.

No man on earth is truly free. All are slaves of money or necessity. Public opinion or fear of prosecution forces each one, against his conscience, to conform.

Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours and ages that will follow it.

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.