It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.

If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.

The task is simple. We will organize children and teach them in a perfect way the things their fathers and mothers are doing in an imperfect way.

I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.

I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

When a man has accumulated a sum of money, accumulated it within the law, the Government has no right to share in its earnings.

When Prohibition was introduced, I hoped that it would be widely supported by public opinion and the day would soon come when the evil effects of alcohol would be recognised. I have slowly and reluctantly come to believe that this has not been the result. Instead, drinking has generally increased; the speakeasy has replaced the saloon; a vast army of lawbreakers has appeared; many of our best citizens have openly ignored Prohibition; respect for the law has been greatly lessened; and crime has increased to a level never seen before.