I have given the United States half the territory they possess, and for them to suffer me to remain in poverty, in consequence of it, will not redound much to their honor hereafter.

My name is Clark, and I have come out to see what you brave fellows are doing in Kentucky and to lend you a helping hand, if necessary.

If a country is not worth protecting it is not worth claiming.

Great things have been effected by a few men well conducted.

Never was a person more mortified than I was at this time, to see so fair an opportunity to push a victory; Detroit lost for want of a few men.

Two hands working can do more than a thousand clasped in prayer.

We must travel in the direction of our fear.

So might we ourselves look down into some rock-pool where lowly creatures repeat with naive zest dramas learned by their ancestors æons ago.

Every great genius has an admixture of madness.

Take heart, and do not let disappointment or shame stop you from moving forward. The true outcome of life is only apparent at the very end.

I believe in the Democratic party, and their philosophy and what they stand for - for the poor people.

I had enough brain to live a stupid life.

Attain utmost emptiness. Abide in steadfast stillness.

Life on earth is like college and we're all just trying to pass the courses.

What blinds us, or what makes historical progress very difficult, is our lack of awareness of our ignorance.