“ Keep cool anger is not an argument. ”

“ Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other arts will follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization. ”

“ Failure is more frequently from want of energy than want of capital. ”

“ As a former minority leader who became the first Republican Speaker of the House in Florida since Reconstruction, I know that leadership is not an easy task. ”

“ Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens. ”

“ Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together. ”

“ It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment, independence now and independence forever. ”

“ The world is governed more by appearance than realities so that it is fully as necessary to seem to know something as to know it. ”

“ Wisdom begins at the end. ”

“ There is always room at the top. ”