Diligence is the mother of good fortune and idleness its opposite never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.

Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against crafty and dangerous encroachments on the public liberty.

I have always thought that change you can see and feel is best.

Philosophy begins in wonder. And at the end when philosophic thought has done its best the wonder remains.

I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

We can choose a future where we export more products and outsource fewer jobs. After a decade that was defined by what we bought and borrowed we're getting back to basics and doing what America has always done best: We're making things again.

The pursuit even of the best things ought to be calm and tranquil.

I think it's brought the world a lot closer together and will continue to do that. There are downsides to everything there are unintended consequences to everything. The most corrosive piece of technology that I've ever seen is called television - but then again television at its best is magnificent.

I've always felt toward the slightest scene even if all I had to do in a scene was just to come in and say 'Hi ' that the people ought to get their money's worth and that this is an obligation of mine to give them the best you can get from me.