Men who leave their money to be distributed by others are pie-faced mutts.

I used to think that music was like lace upon a garment, nice to have but not necessary. I have come to believe that music is absolutely essential to our community life.

The rich man never really gives anything, he only distributes part of the surplus. It is the person of moderate means who really gives.

A good reputation is measured by how much you can improve the lives of others.

Photography is thus brought within reach of every human being who desires to preserve a record of what he sees… and enables the fortunate possessor to go back by the light of his own fireside to scenes which would otherwise fade from memory and be lost.

If a man has wealth, he has to make a choice, because there is the money heaping up. He can keep it together in a bunch, and then leave it for others to administer after he is dead. Or he can get it into action and have fun, while he is still alive. I prefer getting it into action and adapting it to human needs, and making the plan work.

What we do during our working hours determines what we have; what we do in our leisure hours determines what we are.