It's hard to know when to respond to the seductiveness of the world and when to respond to its challenge. If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between the desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

America is now liberty-conscious. In a single generation it has progressed from being toothbrush-conscious, to being air-minded, to being liberty-conscious.

Salutations; it's just my fancy way of saying hello or good morning

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people-- people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book.

The vision of milk and honey, it comes and goes. But the odor of cooking goes on forever.

When you say something, make sure you have said it. The chances of your having said it are only fair.