It is not enough to do, one must also become. I wish to be wiser, stronger, better. This--" I held out my hands "--this thing that is me is incomplete. It is only the raw material with which I have to work. I want to make it better than I received it.

Knowledge is awareness, and to it there are many paths, not all of them paved with logic.

Politics is the art of making civilization work.

Knowledge was not meant to be locked behind doors. It breathes best in the open air where all men can inhale its essence.

A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner, so if one's life is cold and bare he can blame none but himself. You have a chance to select from pretty elegant furnishings.

Enemies can be an incentive to survive and become someone in spite of them. Enemies can keep you alert and aware.

Often I hear people say they do not have time to read. That's absolute nonsense. If one really wants to learn, one has to decide what is important. Spending an evening on the town? Attending a ball game? Or learning something that can be with you your life long.