"God must hate common people, because he made them so common."

"It's a fine line between cleverness and stupidity."

"It seems the misfortune of one can plow a deeper furrow in the heart than the misfortune of millions."

"Mourning never really ends, only as time goes on, as we do our work, it may erupt less frequently."

"People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone."

"Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete."

"Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins."

"If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain as he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought and could be."

"When real people fall down in life, they get right back up and keep on walking."

"I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me that trouble of liking them."

"If you have the creative urge, it isn't going to go away. But sometimes it takes a while before you accept the fact."

"I repeat...that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people, and for the people all springs, and all must exist."