It is work and personal worth which make a State great both politically and industrially, and in my estimation they are to be found in largest proportions in the Democratic party.

A public office is not a job, it is an opportunity to do something for the public.

I am not the flag: not at all. I am but its shadow.

My stars and my stripes are your dream and your labors.

You are the makers of the flag and it is well that you glory in the making.

The bravest sight in all this world is a man fighting against odds.

Newspaper men, perhaps more than any other class, are rated by ability.

I am whatever you make me, nothing more.

I have hardly seen my baby for six weeks; have been at the office from nine A.M. to eleven P.M. regularly.

No man should have a political office because he wants a job.

For you are the makers of the flag and it is well that you glory in the making.

Nothing like having a warrant for your execution to get a girl motivated.

There's nothing in the sea this fish would fear. Other fish run from bigger things. That's their instinct. But this fish doesn't run from anything. He doesn't fear.

To become properly acquainted with a truth, we must first have disbelieved it, and disputed against it.

Champagne is simply one of the elegant extras of life.

I was promised on a time To have reason for my rhyme; From that time unto this season, I received nor rhyme nor reason.

Spiritual process is not about chanting a mantra or closing your eyes, spiritual process is essentially about enhancing your perception.

Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell Then shriek'd the timid, and stood still the brave, Then some leap'd overboard with fearful yell, As eager to anticipate their grave.

Everything in my life has been a stepping-stone to something else.

Concentrate your energy and hoard your strength.

If an opera cannot be played by an organ grinder, it's not going to achieve immortality.