Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.

A child must feel the flush of victory and the heart-sinking of disappointment before he takes with a will to the tasks distasteful to him and resolves to dance his way through a dull routine of textbooks.

My friends have made the story of my life.

You will succeed if you persevere; and you will find joy in overcoming obstacles.

The clatter of a changing world is not pleasant, and those who have enjoyed the comforts and protection of the old order may be shocked and unhappy when they behold the vigorous young builders of a new world sweeping away their time-honored antiquities.

This great republic is a mockery of freedom as long as you are doomed to dig and sweat to earn a miserable living while the masters enjoy the fruit of your toil.

The country is governed for the richest, for the corporations, the bankers, the land speculators, and for the exploiters of labor.