"Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing."

"There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide."

"None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone."

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."

"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could."

"Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen."

"I must take issue with the term 'a mere child,' for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult."

"Our children change us... whether they live or not."

"Children might or might not be a blessing, but to create them and then fail them was surely damnation."

"Never have children, only grandchildren."

"Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child."

"If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things."