We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.

Americans are optimists. They hope they'll be wealthy someday - and they're positive they can get one more brushful of paint out of an empty can.

Books had instant replay long before televised sports.

Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire.

Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.

The average man will bristle if you say his father was dishonest, but he will brag a little if he discovers that his great-grandfather was a Pirate.

A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn't.