I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also.

I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is softness of head.

If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of …

I never would have become president if it had not been for my experiences in North Dakota.

Intelligence alone is not courage, we often see that the most intelligent people are irresolute. Since in the rush of events a man is governed by feelings rath…

Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.

You have sat too long for any good you have been doing lately... Depart, I say; and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go!