"My father was a lawyer and to my best knowledge nobody in my family before had interest in science"

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves"

"Do what you do best, and you will succeed"

"Our Father and Our God, unto thee, O Lord we lift our souls"

"Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor"

"Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage"

"Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience, and has little to do with school or college"

"What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child"

"The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today"

"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality"

"The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom"