No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience.

It was a pleasure to deal with a man of high ideals, who scorned everything mean and base, and who possessed those robust and hardy qualities of body and mind, for the lack of which no merely negative virtue can ever atone.

I believe that the officers, and, especially, the directors, of corporations should be held personally responsible when any corporation breaks the law.

Appraisals are where you get together with your team leader and agree what an outstanding member of the team you are, how much your contribution has been valued, what massive potential you have and, in recognition of all this, would you mind having your salary halved.

When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.

There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm.

I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life.