Always the path of American destiny has been into the unknown. Always there arose enough reserves of strength, balances of sanity, portions of wisdom to carry the nation through to a fresh start with ever-renewing vitality.

I have written some poetry that I don't understand myself.

To be a good loser is to learn how to win.

A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a dead man.

When one has the right swing and enthusiasm, selling is not unlike hunting, a veritable sport. To scare up the game by preliminary talk and to know how long to follow it, to lose your gain through poorly directed argument, to hang on to game that finally eludes, to boldly confront, to quickly circle around, to keep on the trail, tireless and keen, till you have bagged some orders, there is some satisfaction in returning at night, tired of the trail, but proud of the days work done.

POETRY: A sliver of the moon lost in the belly of a golden frog.

The greatest cunning is to have none at all.