A generation which ignores history has no past — and no future.

Pessimist by policy, optimist by temperament- it is possible to be both. How? By never taking an unnecessary chance and by minimizing the risks you can't avoid. This permits you to play out the game untroubled by the certainty of the outcome.

Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.

English is capable of defining sentiments that the human nervous system is quite incapable of experiencing.

In a dilemma, it is helpful to change any variable, then reexamine the problem.

A friend who offers help without asking for explanations is a treasure beyond price

We have our hands, we have our brains, we have the challenge all around us, and we have within (from whatever source) the will to strive. That is enough; there is no need to assert 'belief' in that which we do not, as yet, know.