All leaders strive to turn their followers into children.

Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.

Youth itself is a talent, a perishable talent.

It almost seems that nobody can hate America as much as native Americans. America needs new immigrants to love and cherish it.

We never say so much as when we do not quite know what we want to say. We need few words when we have something to say, but all the words in all the dictionaries will not suffice when we have nothing to say and want desperately to say it.

They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than to insufficient application. At the core of every true talent there is an awareness of the difficulties inherent in any achievement, and the confidence that by persistence and patience something worthwhile will be realized. Thus talent is a species of vigor.

Rudeness is the weak man's limitation of strength.