I have never been hurt by what I have not said.

There is no justification for public interference with purely private concerns.

The world is full of educated derelicts.

No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs some great service, not for itself, but for others; or failing therein, it ceases to be profitable and ceases to exist.

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

Can those entrusted with the gravest authority set any example save that of the sternest obedience to the law?

In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication.