"There is nothing sadder in this world than the waste of human potential. The purpose of evolution is to raise us out of the mud, not have us grovelling in it."

"Men can know more than their ancestors did if they start with a knowledge of what their ancestors had already learned....That is why a society can be progressive only if it conserves its traditions."

"It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them."

"Things somehow seem more real and vivid when one can apply somebody else's ready-made phrase about them."

"America guarantees equal opportunity, not equal outcome."

"The National Rifle Association says, 'Guns don't kill people. People do'. But I think the gun helps."

"Strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others."

"Wisdom oft lurks beneath a tattered coat."

"It is meant that noble minds keep ever with their likes; for who so firm that cannot be seduced."

"Eternity is a mere moment, just long enough for a joke."