No, the real American has not yet arrived. He is only in the Crucible, I tell you - he will be the fusion of all races, perhaps the coming superman.

Scratch the Christian and you find the pagan - spoiled.

Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion.

Dead men hear no tales; posthumous fame is an Irish bull.

O God... make me a child again, even before I die; give me back the simple faith, the clear vision of the child that holds its father's hand.

Selfishness is the only real atheism.

You should examine yourself daily. If you find faults, you should correct them. When you find none, you should try even harder.