"Hatred of enemies is easier and more intense than love of friends. But from men who are more anxious to injure opponents than to benefit the world at large no great good is to be expected."

"A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants to believe. It is guilty, until found effective."

"The man who willeth to do well... we should extol his virtues and speak not of his faults behind his back."

"If I was more complacent and I let things slide, my life would be easier, but you all wouldn't be as entertained. My misery is your pleasure."

"Sometimes the world puts a spin on life. When our equilibrium returns to us, we understand more because we've seen the whole picture."

"Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime."

"Don't do what you want. Do what you don't want. Do what you're trained not to want. Do the things that scare you the most."

"I began to have an idea of my life, not as the slow shaping of achievement to fit my preconceived purposes, but as the gradual discovery and growth of a purpose which I did not know."

"Girls should be brought up to be comrades and helpers, not to be dolls. They should take a real and not a visionary share in the welfare of the nation."

"In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant."