No, the only things which do not bother me are the elements. I can overcome them without a fight. All one has to do to get the best of the elements is to stand pat and one will win.

Quote by William Howard Taft

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No tendency is quite so strong in human nature as the desire to lay down...

No tendency is quite so strong in human nature as the desire to lay down...

A government is for the benefit of all the people.

A government is for the benefit of all the people.

Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.

Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.

I am afraid I am a constant disappointment to my party. The fact of the...

I am afraid I am a constant disappointment to my party. The fact of the...

I do not believe in the divinity of Christ, and there are many other of...

I do not believe in the divinity of Christ, and there are many other of...

A system in which we may have an enforced rest from legislation for two years...

A system in which we may have an enforced rest from legislation for two years...

As the Republican platforms says, the welfare of the farmer is vital to that of...

As the Republican platforms says, the welfare of the farmer is vital to that of...

I do not know much about politics, but I am trying to do the best...

I do not know much about politics, but I am trying to do the best...

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment.

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment.

Substantial progress toward better things can rarely be taken without developing new evils requiring new...

Substantial progress toward better things can rarely be taken without developing new evils requiring new...

George Washington intended this to be a Federal city, and it is a Federal city,...

George Washington intended this to be a Federal city, and it is a Federal city,...

Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that to-day is at...

Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that to-day is at...

Anti-Semitism is a noxious weed that should be cut out. It has no place in...

Anti-Semitism is a noxious weed that should be cut out. It has no place in...

I think I might as well give up being a candidate. There are so many...

I think I might as well give up being a candidate. There are so many...

Politics, when I am in it, it makes me sick.

Politics, when I am in it, it makes me sick.

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment

The trouble with me is that I like to talk too much.

The trouble with me is that I like to talk too much.

I am president now, and tired of being kicked around.

I am president now, and tired of being kicked around.

Action for which I become responsible, or for which my administration becomes responsible, shall be...

Action for which I become responsible, or for which my administration becomes responsible, shall be...

Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.

Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.