I will give a million dollars for any convincing proof of a future life.

The public only knows one side of [Mark Mark Twain] - the amusing part. Little does it suspect that he was a man of strong convictions upon political and social questions and a moralist of no mean order.

I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.

A man's reading program should be as carefully planned as his daily diet, for that too is food, without which he cannot grow mentally.

And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

And there is no use whatever, gentlemen, trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.