The price of greatness is responsibility.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization.
It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.