“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
“To each, there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to their talents and their opportunities.”
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
“History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it.”
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.”
“Success always demands a greater effort.”
“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.”
“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”
“It is not enough that we do our best; sometimes we must do what is required.”
“Continuous effort—not strength or intelligence—is the key to unlocking our potential.”
“The price of greatness is responsibility.”
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
“Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.”
“A nation that forgets its past has no future.”
“The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.”
“You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.”
“The true guide of life is to do what is right.”
“Out of intense complexities, intense simplicities emerge.”
“A joke is a very serious thing.”
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.”
“I never worry about action, but only inaction.”
“Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.”
“This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.”
“A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.”
“In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity.”
“There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction.”
“The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.”
“A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.”
“For each, the faith that they profess must bear some relation to their character.”
“When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.”
“Never, never, never give up.”
“I am easily satisfied with the very best.”
“To each, their own contribution matters most.”
“The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.”
“My tastes are simple: I am easily satisfied with the best.”
“Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.”
“A good speech should be like a woman’s skirt: long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest.”
Au revoir! (Goodbye in French)
