Franklin D. Roosevelt

"A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor."

"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on."

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened."

"The principles of a free society call for initiative in the community."

"Be persistent, for all that is worth achieving requires persistence."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"In these days of difficulty, we Americans everywhere must and shall choose the path of social justice."

"Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth."

"Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force."

"The structure of world peace cannot be the work of one man or one party or one nation."

"More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginning of all wars."

"Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people."

"The grant of a just government rests upon the consent of the governed."

"We have always held to the hope that bad luck, in one form or another, could be cured by a change in government."

"Democracy is not a static thing. It is an ever-living, ever-growing form."

"Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill."

"The work must be done, by us, in our time."

"Confidence and courage are the essentials of success in the cause of freedom."

"I am interested in making the tools of democracy work so that we may have not just the forms of democracy but also its reality."

"Our growing softness, our increasing lack of physical fitness, is a menace to our security."

"Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice."

"Silence can never be misquoted."

"The mind of man is capable of anything, because everything is in it."

"I believe we are called to be architects of the future, not its victims."

"We count ourselves fortunate to live in a land where the people govern, but the people also must govern in their hearts."

"The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education."

"We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms."

"There is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem."

"The school is the most effective means of building better citizens."

"We must remember always that the supreme test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, but the kind of men we are producing."