Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly.

Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

We can do anything we want. The next time you hear yourself saying, to
another-and especially yourself-"I Can't," take a read more

We can do anything we want. The next time you hear yourself saying, to
another-and especially yourself-"I Can't," take a deep breath
and say instead, "My resources are otherwise engaged.

If I had more time I would write a shorter letter.

If I had more time I would write a shorter letter.

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we
hold of ourselves with the appalling things that read more

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we
hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about
us.

Talk is cheap. Words are plentiful. Deeds are precious.

Talk is cheap. Words are plentiful. Deeds are precious.

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been read more

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans -- born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.

The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.

The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.

Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered read more

Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered the tradition of mankind.