Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.
The strongest possible piece of advice I would give any young woman is: Don't screw around, and don't smoke.
Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up.
There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?
Liberals are very broadminded: they are always willing to give careful consideration to both sides of the same side.
A conference is a gathering of important people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.
You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position you can make a crowd of men.
I take it that what all men are really after is some form or perhaps only some formula of peace.