Books are precious things, but more than that, they are the strong backbone of civilization. They are the thread upon which it all hangs, and they can save us when all else is lost.

A parent or a teacher has only his lifetime; a good book can teach forever.

To exist is to adapt, and if one could not adapt, one died and made room for those who could.

I would not sit waiting for some vague tomorrow, nor for something to happen. One could wait a lifetime, and find nothing at the end of the waiting. I would begin here, I would make something happen.

I'm like a big old hen. I can't cluck too long about the egg I've just laid because I've got 5 more inside me pushing to get out.

A body shouldn't heed what might be. He's got to do with what is.

To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.