When we run out of money, we have to start thinking.

Time passes swiftly, but is it not joyous to see how great and growing is the treasure we have gathered together, amid the storms and stresses of so many eventful and to millions tragic and terrible years?

Achievement is not last, disappointment is not deadly: It is the mettle to proceed with that matters.

One can usually put one's thoughts better in one's own words.

Manifest destiny was on the march, and it was unfortunate that Mexico stood in the path.

Listing your personal milestones is like storing a pocketful of sunshine for a rainy day. Sometimes our best is simply not enough.... We have to do what is required.

It is conceivable that I might well be reborn as a Chinese coolie. In such case I should lodge a protest.