He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.

This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible value to him.

And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.

There is no greater harm than that of time wasted.

Jealousy is the tie that binds, and binds, and binds.

We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.

We need to find the courage to say NO to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity.

God's mercy is fresh and new every morning.

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.

Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.

What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.

If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.

If youth knew; if age could.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

Some mornings you wake up and think, gee I look handsome today. Other days I think, what am I doing in the movies? I wanna go back to Ireland and drive a forklift.

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.

Let us realize that: the privilege to work is a gift, the power to work is a blessing, the love of work is success!

No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.

Fortune favors the prepared mind.

I was raised by my father; I was daddy's girl.

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.

I'm a father; that's what matters most. Nothing matters more.