"By always thinking unto them. I keep the subject constantly before me and wait till the first dawnings open little by little into the full light."

"For every problem, there is one solution which is simple, neat and wrong."

"The conscience of children is formed by the influences that surround them; their notions of good and evil are the result of the moral atmosphere they breathe."

"Since the dawn of time there have been those among us who have been willing to go to extraordinary lengths to gain access to that domain normally reserved for birds, angels, and madmen."

"The world began when I was born and the world is mine to win"

"Sometimes reputations outlive their applications. Sometimes fires don't go out when you're done playing with them."

"It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims."

"From each according to their ability, to each according to their need."

"The cowards never start and the weak die along the way."

"Between the idea And the reality Between the motion And the act Falls the Shadow"

"To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding hell."

"Ultimately, contentment is more a shift in attitude than a change in circumstances."