Adversity isn't set against you to fail; adversity is a way to build your character so that you can succeed over and over again through perseverance.

Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick

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I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects.

There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.

We have to build our own power. We have to win every single political office we can.

You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.