That reminds me to remark, in passing, that the very first official thing I did, in my administration-and it was on the first day of it, too-was to start a patent office; for I knew that a country without a patent office and good patent laws was just a crab, and couldn't travel any way but sideways or backways.

Definite speech means clarity of mind.

One gains at least two to three times more experience grabbing the tiger by the tail than reading about it in a book.

A person who has during all time maintained the imposing position of spiritual head of four-fifths of the human race, and political head of the whole of it, must be granted the possession of executive abilities of the loftiest order.

The solution to our water problems is more rain.

Doesn't make any difference who we are or what we are, there's always somebody to look down on.

Figures don't lie, but liars figure.