Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil in its worst state, an intolerable one.
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.
My mama always used to tell me: 'If you can't find somethin' to live for, you best find somethin' to die for.'
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.
Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.
The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.
All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.
For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security.
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words it is expressed in the choices one makes... and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.
The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.
If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it's your job to eat two frogs, it's best to eat the biggest one first.
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth.
The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.
When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.
The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.
It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.
It is not best that we should all think alike it is a difference of opinion that makes horse races.
If you die you're completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I'm not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope I've got.
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.
In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might.
Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.
Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.
If I'm honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.