My alma mater is the Chicago Public Library. I got what little educational foundation I got in the third-floor reading room, under the tutelage of a Coca-Cola sign.

The quality I most admire in a man is steadfastness.

When the three branches of government have failed to represent the citizenry and the mass of the media has failed to represent the citizenry, then the citizenry better represent the citizenry.

There is no such thing as character other than the habitual action, as Mr. Aristotle told us two thousand years ago.

I know very well what it is to be out of work and to be cheated by employers and I know what it is to be an employer.

Opportunity may knock, but it seldom nags.

The pain of losing is diverting. So is the thrill of winning. Winning, however, is lonelier, as those you've won money from are not likely to commiserate with you. Winning takes getting used to.