The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling.
Most of the basic truths of life sound absurd at first hearing.
We think in generalities, but we live in detail.
Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need.
You cannot run away from a weakness; you must sometimes fight it out or perish. And if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?
There ain't no free lunches in this country. And don't go spending your whole life commiserating that you got raw deals. You've got to say, 'I think that if I keep working at this and want it bad enough I can have it.'
We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex--but Congress can.