Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

People who want to understand democracy should spend less time in the library with Aristotle and more time on the buses and in the subway.

Once a man would spend a week patiently waiting if he missed a stage coach, but now he rages if he misses the first section of a revolving door.

A dining room table with children's eager hungry faces around it, ceases to be a mere dining room table, and becomes an altar.

New York has more hermits than will be found in all the forests, mountains and deserts of the United States.

Statistics are the heart of democracy.

The people whom the sons and daughters find it hardest to understand are the fathers and mothers, but young people can get on very well with the grandfathers and grandmothers.

If you want to understand democracy spend less time in the library with Plato and more time in the buses with people.

Once a man would spend a week patiently waiting if he missed a stage coach but now he rages if he misses the first section of a revolving door.

Her heart was telling her to trust him, but it wouldn’t be the first time that that foolish muscle, there in the middle of her chest, had betrayed her.

There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel that no one else has the right to blame us.

One must dare to be happy.

The human brain represents the infinity opportunity our powers are endless if we understand, harness, and empower ourselves to look inside and educate ourselves on our potential.

Toughness has nothing to do with size, physical strength or athleticism. Toughness is A SKILL that can be developed & improved.

I just want some space to myself every now and then. Every time I’m with you I have this sense that you want something from me.

Genius inspires this thirst for fame: there is no blessing undesired by those to whom Heaven gave the means of winning it.

Everybody has something good inside them. Some hide it, some neglect it, but it is there

A truly successful army is one that, because of its strength and ability and dedication, will not be called upon to fight, for no one will dare to provoke it.

What you're going to be asked to do is bigger than what you think you can do. It's always bigger than what you think you can handle, but you're never going to be given something you can't handle.