Heights Quotes

Gold is good in its place;

but loving,

brave,

patriotic men are better than gold.

Lock up your libraries if you like;

but there is no gate,

no lock,

no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.

It's tough to stay married.

My wife kisses the dog on the lips,

yet she won't drink from my glass.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

To be prepared for war is

one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

Management is about persuading people

to do things they do not want to do,

while leadership is about inspiring people

to do things they never thought they could do.

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.

I used to go away for weeks in a state of confusion.

Take up one idea Make that one idea your life think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.

Fear defeats more people than

any other one thing in the world.

I believe that a simple

and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone,

best both for the body and the mind.

Real education enhances the dignity of a human being

and increases his or her self respect.

If only the real sense of education could be realized by

each individual and carried forward in every field of human activity,

the world will be so much a better place to live in.

Do what you can,

with what you have,

where you are.

God made the Idiot for practice,

and then He made the School Board.

Every man is a consumer,

and ought to be a producer.

He is by constitution expensive,

and needs to be rich.

It’s okay to feel everything;

emotions are valid.

The best portion of a good man’s life: his little, nameless,

unremembered acts of kindness and of love.

I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate;

and while the debate goes on,

the canal does also.

For me,

there is no such thing as a negative experience.

I don’t know why people think dreams are nonsense.