A nation has a fixed quantity of invention, and it will make itself felt.

All of us encounter, at least once in our life, some individual who utters words that make us think forever. There are men whose phrases are oracles; who condense in one sentence the secrets of life; who blurt out an aphorism that forms a character or illustrates an existence.

A person's fate is their own temper.

Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all those who would climb, but especially for those who have to step out of the crowd.

We are taught words, not ideas.

Here's to the man who rode the race, who took the time, who kept the time, and who did the trick.

I have begun several times many things, and I have often succeeded at last.