"Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!"

"It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance, and that in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things."

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

"The great virtue of my radicalism lies in the fact that I am perfectly ready, if necessary, to be radical on the conservative side."

"The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything."

"When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not Guilty.'"

"You give little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give."

"After you've been in a place for a while, everything starts to look... I won't say better, there's no need to go to extremes...but your everyday life does start to become...familiar."

"Why does a small tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and s substantial tax cut save you thirty cents?"

"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

"Never put yourself in a position that will put yourself at risk if you make the wrong decision. We spent cash on everything. It's fashionable to make 'bet the company' decisions, but don't do it."

"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being."