All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant's revolving door.

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.

And what he greatly thought he nobly dared.

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind but great actions speak to all mankind.

All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.

I thought I should go to New York because it was the place to go to study. I went and tried to get an application from the Juilliard School but they wouldn't even give me one because I didn't have my high school graduation.

We campaigned on the fact that we were going to have to take difficult decisions because of the state of the public finances. When we got into government we discovered that actually the public finances were in an even worse state than we thought.

I thought I was benefiting the Indians as well as the government by taking them all over the United States and giving them a correct idea of the customs life etc. of the pale faces so that when they returned to their people they could make known all they had seen.

Well I thought the deal was when you went to work for the government you weren't supposed to make money!

The thought about Republicans is we're supposed to be Jeffersonian. That government governs the best that governs the least.

Government is an evil it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise government will of itself decay.

Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds.

I was in enough to get along with people. I was never socially inarticulate. Not a loner. And that saved my life saved my sanity. That and the writing. But to this day I distrust anybody who thought school was a good time. Anybody.

In fact I thought that Christianity was very a good and a very valuable thing for us. But after a while I began to feel that the story that I was told about this religion wasn't perhaps completely whole that something was left out.

I was walking along and this chair came flying past me and another and another and I thought man is this gonna be a good night.

Some people thought we were presenting Archie as a false character. President Nixon thought we were making a fool out of a good man.

If there is dissatisfaction with the status quo good. If there is ferment so much the better. If there is restlessness I am pleased. Then let there be ideas and hard thought and hard work. If man feels small let man make himself bigger.

The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign is the jewel of the kingdom.

When you are older you will understand how precious little things seemingly of no value in themselves can be loved and prized above all price when they convey the love and thoughtfulness of a good heart.

I've always thought that people need to feel good about themselves and I see my role as offering support to them to provide some light along the way.

I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.

Appreciation is the highest form of prayer for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.

Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.