The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities-a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.

Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.

I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.

I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.

I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.

If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn't have been elected to anything.

Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.