The great defense against the air menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure.
It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers but for powers equal to our tasks to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal.
No crime is so great as daring to excel.
These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country has ever lived.
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare social justice can never be attained.
My books are like water those of the great geniuses are wine. (Fortunately) everybody drinks water.
Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness not through insensibility but through greatness of mind.
Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
I am an old man and have known a great many troubles but most of them never happened.
He who learns but does not think is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.
Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice and is never the result of selfishness.
It is rather for us here dedicated to the great task remaining before us that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion.
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart you'll know when you find it.
My life has been one great big joke a dance that's walked a song that's spoke I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself.
All great achievements require time.