The spirit of Columbus hovers over us to-day.

It is a pity that instead of the Pilgrim Fathers landing on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock had not landed on the Pilgrim Fathers.

The enjoyment of life would be instantly gone if you removed the possibility of doing something.

I get my exercise acting as pallbearer to my friends who exercise.

The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.

Force was the factor in the government of the world when Christ was born, and force was the source and exercise of authority both by Church and State when Columbus sailed from Palos. The Wise Men traveled from the East toward the West under the guidance of the Star of Bethlehem. The spirit of the equality of all men before God and the law moved westward from Calvary with its revolutionary influence upon old institutions, to the Atlantic Ocean. Columbus carried it westward across the seas.

It's pleasant to hear these nice words while I'm still alive. I'd rather have the taffy than the epitaphy.