The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
In the field of world politics, there is no more important factor than the character of the leaders.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles.
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.
The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.
A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
The highest of distinctions is service to others.
There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.
To reach a port, we must set sailSail, not tie at anchor.
Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
What we really fear is not the fear itself but the fear of being afraid.
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself.
The bitter truth is that humanity has a long way to go.
Life is like a game of chess; to win you have to make a move.
If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldnt sit for a month.
A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger.
The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength.
In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
It is.Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldnt even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one! One is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.
The only way to deal with fear is to face it head-on.
The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
Action is the foundational key to all success.
Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of society.
Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away.
The more you let yourself be a person, the more you can be proud of your country.
We face the future unafraid.
In every crisis, there is a message.
True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence.
The only thing we can decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
We must scrupulously guard the civil rights and civil liberties of all citizens, whatever their background.
The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.
The lesson of the hour is that no government has the right to try to resolve its immediate difficulties by sacrificing the interests of those who are helpless.
We do not see the world as it is; we see it as we are.
In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.