"To build a legacy, one must accept that the true master is an eternal student."

"Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting."

"On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time."

"True wealth is not measured in gold, but in the belief that the light of knowledge dispels the darkness of ignorance."

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect."

"I have made it a rule never to smoke more that one cigar at a time."

"Do not wait for favorable winds; take the oars and row toward your horizon. Remember this in moments of decisive trial."

"The American people I talk to don't spend every moment thinking, 'How can I tax my neighbor more than they're being taxed?' They say, 'How can I get a good job? How can my kids get good jobs? How can seniors have a confidence in their future when they know that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are bankrupt?'"