I know what's what, and have always taken care of the main chance.

Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

Faith in God is a blessed hope.

Science replaces private prejudice with public, verifiable evidence.

The dreams of youth grow dim where they lie caked with dust on the shelves of patience. Before we know it, the tomb is sealed.

I walked without breaks, slept through nights without waking, inhumanly smooth – a small machine.

The greatest crime since World War II has been U.S. foreign policy.

Access to the outside world is preventing more censorship. I do think information flow is happening in China. .. There's no doubt in my mind that it's been a huge plus.

There was a while when I was feeling like, 'Damn, if I'd just been born black, I would not have to go through all this'.

Trust is the glue that holds relationships together.

how can you love a little cat so much in such a short short time?

Each of us can, by ploy or gambit, most naturally gain the advantage.