“A house divided against itself cannot stand.”
–Abraham Lincoln
Category Archives: Quotations
It’s Not Enough…
“It’s not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what’s required.”
–Winston Churchill
Until It’s Done
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
–Nelson Mandela
“People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.”
–George Bernard Shaw
“No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.”
–Helen Keller
Trust
“Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.”
–Stephen Covey
Doing What’s Necessary
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”
–Francis of Assisi
Knowing Is Not Enough
“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.”
–Leonardo da Vinci
The Responsibility of Tomorrow
“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”
–Abraham Lincoln
Morally Responsible
“I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.”
–Robert A. Heinlein
If Only the Facts Agree!
“People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe.”
–Andy Rooney
“A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.”
–Winston Churchill
“Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.”
–Albert Einstein
The Truth Is One
“Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t goin’ away.”
–Elvis Presley
“The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.”
–Winston Churchill
“Facts are many, but the truth is one.”
–Rabindranath Tagore
To Strengthen the Soul
“Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.”
— Billy Graham
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.”
— Helen Keller
“Nothing will work unless you do.”
— Maya Angelou
No Easy Walk to Freedom
“There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop….”
Nelson Mandela
Liberty and the American Idea 