"The truth knocks on the door and you say, 'Go away, I'm looking for the truth,' and so it goes away."

"When a man marries, he has fulfilled half of (his) faith. So let him remain conscious of God regarding the remaining half"

"Criticism is the disapproval of people, not for having faults, but having faults different from your own."

"Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete."

"I was born on the prairies where the wind blew free and there was nothing to break the light of the sun. I was born where there were no enclosures..."

"Many a zero thinks it is the ellipse on which the Earth travels."

"The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself."

"Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to."

"A leader has the right to be beaten, but never the right to be surprised."

"Statistically the probability of any one of us being here is so small that you would think the mere possibility of existence would keep us all in a contented dazzlement of surprise."

"Never suffer the prejudice of the eye to determine the heart."

"The game of life is the game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later, with astounding accuracy."