The question is this - Is man an ape or an angel? My Lord, I am on the side of the angels. I repudiate with indignation and abhorrence these new fanged theories.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

His voice, the very sound of rolling eyes.

Don't ever let anyone tell you that fairy tales aren't real. I drink a potion made from magic beans every day, and it brings me back to life.

Peace is when time doesn't matter as it passes by.

Success is not a straight line, it's much more of a dance and being open to possibilities.

And the best way to quit being concerned with yourself is to be concerned about others.

The more one is absorbed in fighting evil, the less one is tempted to place the good in question.

I think right now in the world we're feeling like there's no solid ground beneath our feet, you know?

Sometimes you get into a situation and realize that there is so much more to explore there and ask, why are we jumping off the cliff quite yet?

Knowledge is always two-edged. For every benefit, there is hazard. For every good, evil.

Every day, I walk with my dog - summer, winter (it gets -20 F in Saint Paul), rain or shine. The nicer the day, of course, the longer the walk.