The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.

Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it - but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.

Ah, great it is to believe the dream as we stand in youth by the starry stream; but a greater thing is to fight life through and say at the end, the dream is true!

A mistake made by many people with great convictions is that they will let nothing stand in the way of their views, not even kindness.

To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.

After graduation, I was floundering in L.A., doing stand-up comedy and working in a shoe store in the Valley.

Even though I disagree with many of the changes, when I see the privates graduate at the end of the day, when they walk off that drill field at the end of the ceremony, they are still fine privates; outstanding, well motivated privates.

You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.

He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.

Music is the greatest communication in the world. Even if people don't understand the language that you're singing in, they still know good music when they hear it.

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.

I hope there will be some good news and some good profits, and people will realize we have a lot of outstanding executives, and a lot of companies that are doing a good job, and those are good companies to invest in.

Cooking is not difficult. Everyone has taste, even if they don't realize it. Even if you're not a great chef, there's nothing to stop you understanding the difference between what tastes good and what doesn't.

To understand me, you have to meet me and be around me. And then only if I'm in a good mood - don't meet me in a bad mood.

The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.

The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.

There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless.

If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing.

I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment on the razor-edge of danger and must be fought for.

Purposes, plans, and achievements of men may all disappear like yon cloud upon the mountain's summit; but, like the mountain itself, the things which are of God shall stand fast for ever and ever.

The name, Seventh-day Adventist, is a standing rebuke to the Protestant world. Here is the line of distinction between the worshipers of God, and those who worship the beast, and receive his mark. The great conflict is between the commandments of God and the requirements of the beast.

I believe Donald Trump is a good man. He did everything wrong as a candidate, and he won, and I don't understand it. Other than I think God put him there.

As a blind man has no idea of colors, so have we no idea of the manner by which the all-wise God perceives and understands all things.