"You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals."

"The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom."

"Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn't give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost nor ever lose a war."

"Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory."

"It is a steadfast truth that to speak the truth in a season of deceit is an act of supreme bravery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The true measure of a man is the pursuit of truth is a lifelong endeavor."

"I don't mind The Boss. I think he's an honest guy. I have some of his records, not all of them. I've met a couple of the E-Street guys, and they seem really cool."

"It is a profound truth that reason is the torch that illuminates the dark corridors of superstition."