"Talent is that which is in a man's power; genius is that in whose power a man is."

"Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof it is temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be unwise in statesmanship."

"In creating, the only hard thing's to begin; A grass-blade's no easier to make than an oak."

"The greatest homage we can pay to truth, is to use it."

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"Just, you never know what the next day is going to bring. That goes for football, goes for off the field, and I gave up a long time ago trying to predict the future and trying to deal with things I couldn't deal with."

"The river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"Do not wait for favorable winds; take the oars and row toward your horizon. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."