It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.

The oppression of any people for opinion’s sake has rarely had any other effect than to fix those opinions deeper, and render them more important.

There are some days when I think I’m going to die from an overdose of satisfaction.

I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that you may not, by intercepting the sunshine, take from me what you cannot give.

I don’t want to be too critical of what other people do, but when people go back to do the same thing that they did, I’m completely confused. I’m like, ‚Didn’t you make that movie already?‘ I’ve been very fortunate, and I’m well taken care of, so the least I can do is try to go forward.

Traditions are a common part of our lives. They can be good, and not all traditions are wrong, but sometimes they can take the joy out of life.

Better to die ten thousand deaths than wound my honor.

The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them.

Gold is good in its place; but loving, brave, patriotic men are better than gold.

Oh, hour of forgiven sin, moment of perfect pardon, our soul shall never forget you while, within you, life and being find immortality!

O God, we praise Thee for keeping us till this day, and for the full assurance that Thou wilt never let us go.

I’ll promise to go easier on drinking and to get to bed earlier, but not for you, fifty thousand dollars, or two-hundred and fifty thousand dollars will I give up women. They’re too much fun.

I have only one yardstick by which I test every major problem – and that yardstick is: Is it good for America?

I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.

Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.

If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help… Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a business – you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.

To summarize, draft resistance can make use of the inegalitarian nature of American society as a technique for increasing the cost of American aggression, and it threatens values that are important to those in a decision-making position.

I never admire another’s fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

I’m grateful to intelligent people. That doesn’t mean educated. That doesn’t mean intellectual. I mean really intelligent. What black old people used to call ‚mother wit‘ means intelligence that you had in your mother’s womb. That’s what you rely on. You know what’s right to do.

I don’t care about money.

I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

I don’t have much positive to say about motor neuron disease, but it taught me not to pity myself because others were worse off, and to get on with what I still could do. I’m happier now than before I developed the condition.

For I can raise no money by vile means.

You can not divorce religious belief and public service. I’ve never detected any conflict between God’s will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other.

Although the big word on the left is ‚compassion,‘ the big agenda on the left is dependency.

I disagree with any policy that would turn America’s back on people who are fleeing harm. I frankly believe that it is contrary to everything that we have symbolically and actually said we stand for.

Politics have no relation to morals.

In football, it’s the job of the player to play, the coach to coach, the official to officiate. Each guy is charged with upholding his end, nothing more. In golf, the player, coach and official are rolled into one, and they overlap completely. Golf really is the best microcosm of life – or at least the way life should be.

God didn’t make me to make movies, flex muscles, buy gold. What you love the most becomes your God… If I never make another dollar, my life is complete.

I really appreciate the moments that I was able to win rap album of the year or whatever.

Nature study will show you how full of beautiful and wonderful things God has made the world for you to enjoy. Be contented with what you have got and make the best of it. Look on the bright side of things instead of the gloomy one.

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.

Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life.

How sweet it is to learn the Savior’s love when nobody else loves us! When friends flee, what a blessed thing it is to see that the Savior does not forsake us but still keeps us and holds us fast and clings to us and will not let us go!

And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond; that you do what you say you’re going to do. That you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don’t know them and even if you don’t agree with them.

Never in any case say I have lost such a thing, but I have returned it. Is your child dead? It is a return. Is your wife dead? It is a return. Are you deprived of your estate? Is not this also a return?

Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.

I believe if you keep your faith, you keep your trust, you keep the right attitude, if you’re grateful, you’ll see God open up new doors.

Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the books that nobody reads.

I think big business is a terrible thing for the spirit of the country, as our spirit is the best thing about us.

The Revlon Run/Walk effort to focus on women’s cancer has my wholehearted support and gratitude.

Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.

The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.

Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.

No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor.

I certainly know that I would not be able to survive if it were not for the fact that I am being upheld by the prayers of so many people.

I’ve been really, really fortunate.

Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and farther when the wheels are in perfect alignment, you perform better when your thoughts, feelings, emotions, goals, and values are in balance.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed.

I have always been grateful to Colonel Longley. He proved to me that when people in authority take a stand, good can come out of it.

We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.

Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you’re going to live your life.

I care not much for a man’s religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.

Children say that people are hung sometimes for speaking the truth.

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

You might not have the things you want, but if you check carefully, you got all you need.

A mission statement is not something you write overnight… But fundamentally, your mission statement becomes your constitution, the solid expression of your vision and values. It becomes the criterion by which you measure everything else in your life.