I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.

Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.

A photograph can be an instant of life captured for eternity that will never cease looking back at you.

Young heads take example of the ancient.

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.

Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power.

A good goal is like a strenuous exercise - it makes you stretch.

Reverence does not die with mortals, nor does it perish whether they live or die.

To the young people I say, you are a gift to your communities and indeed the world. You are our hope and our future.

Fear may come true that which one is afraid of.

I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries.

Those who hammer their guns into plows, will plow for those who do not.

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.

The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun.

To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.

I meant what I said and I said what I meant.

It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

Passion goes, Boredom remains.

Any non-commissioned officer is more of an enemy to a recruit, any schoolmaster to a pupil, then they are if they were free.

I've always had an obligation to creation, above all.

I have only ever read one book in my life, and that is White Fang. It's so frightfully good I've never bothered to read another.