"The only thing sadder than a battle won is a battle lost."

"I am responsible only to God and history."

"The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid."

"Collecting data is only the first step toward wisdom, but sharing data is the first step toward community."

"A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her."

"It isn't the incompetent who destroy an organization. It is those who have achieved something and want to rest upon their achievements who are forever clogging things up."

"But all endings are also beginnings. We just don't know it at the time."

"The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings."

"Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children"

"There is an applause superior to that of the multitudes: one's own."

"Successful men are defined by thier actions; Unsuccessful men are defined by actions not taken."

"'Tis an ill wind that blows no minds."