A man's intelligence does not increase as he acquires power. What does increase is the difficulty of telling him so.

It is the privilege of adults to give advice. It is the privilege of youth not to listen. Both avail themselves of their privileges, and the world rocks along.

The more you love your children, the more care you should take to neglect them occasionally. The web of affection can be drawn too tight.

On a dog sled team, unless you're the lead dog the view never changes.

Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.

I believe in only one thing: liberty

The passion of the collector when confronted with a rare item, the enthusiasm of a hunter who sees a fine, handsome beast, can give us no idea of the tremendous love of clothes in some women.

OSHA's lack of law enforcement has made the USA a dangerous place to work.

The cholera had broken out at the post, and five or six men were dying daily.

Hope transforms pessimism into optimism. Hope is invincible.

Painful is the stress when one cannot reproduce or convey vividly to others, however hard he tries, what he's experienced so intensely.

My spirit is too weak--mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagin'd pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick Eagle looking at the sky.

I wanted a T-shirt that says 'USA National Team'. It turned out to be a very smart decision.

Give all thou canst; high Heaven rejects the lore of nicely-caluculated less or more.