That government is best which governs least. – Henry David Thoreau
To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift. – Steve Prefontaine
Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming. – John Wooden
The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Our best thoughts come from others. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken. – Aristotle
The best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. – Aristotle
The best effort of a fine person is felt after we have left their presence. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. – Steve Jobs
The best cure for insomnia is to get a lot of sleep. – W. C. Fields
The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom. – Plato
Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do so. – Aristotle
To know yet to think that one does not know is best Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty. – Lao Tzu
We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible. – Barack Obama
But the person who scored well on an SAT will not necessarily be the best doctor or the best lawyer or the best businessman. These tests do not measure character, leadership, creativity, perseverance. – William Julius Wilson
There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: Make the best quality of goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible. – Henry Ford
The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today. – Elbert Hubbard
The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are. – Michael Jordan
I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges. – Michael Jordan
The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity. – Ayn Rand