“I do not read a book; I hold a conversation with the author.”

“Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal.”

“This will never be a civilized country until we expend more money for books than we do for chewing gum.”

“We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them.”

“I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.”

“I believe in the hands that work, in the brains that think, and in the hearts that love...I believe in sunshine, fresh air, friendship, calm sleep, beautiful thoughts.”

“Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.”