I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naïve or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.

In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less valid theory but to build with whatever materials are at hand. The inevitable must be accepted and turned to advantage.

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace

We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.

Righteousness exalts a nation. Hate just makes people miserable.

Of course there is no formula for success except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings.

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.