Sportsmanship, next to the Church, is the greatest teacher of morals.

Lots of people committed crimes during the year who would not have done so if they had been fishing. The increase of crime is among those deprived of the regenerations that impregnate the mind and character of the fisherman.

In the great mass of our people there are plenty individuals of intelligence from among whom leadership can be recruited.

Even if security from the cradle to the grave could eliminate [all] the risks of life, it would [still] be a dead hand on the creative spirit of the American people.

Being a politician is a poor profession. Being a public servant is a noble one.

I pride myself on being one of the oldest fans. I can certainly count up about seventy years of devotion.

Children add to the wonder of being alive.