By common consent of all the nations and all the ages the most valuable thing in this world is the homage of men, whether deserved or undeserved.

Let me make the superstitions of a nation and I care not who makes its laws or its songs either.

Life ain't about how fast you run or how high you climb, It's all about how good you bounce. A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.

When some men discharge an obligation, you can hear the report for miles around.

By his father he is English, by his mother he is Americanto my mind the blend which makes the perfect man.

The master minds of all nations, in all ages, have sprung in affluent multitude from the mass of the nations, and from the mass of the nation only-not from its privileged classes.

You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.