“Whether a mother's gentle kiss or a dreadnought's full broadside, there is no problem that cannot be solved by the proper application of the correct amount of force”

“Baggage is how you carry the good stuff.”

“Fresh food is a luxury everyone can afford.”

“Inofrmation without application is useless”

“It is a consolation or a misfortune that the wrong kind of people are too often correct in their prognostications of the future; the far-seeing are also the foolish.”

“But if you ask me what I remember (about 1945), I will say it was the year Franklin D. Roosevelt died and I got one of his flowers. I will tell you that yellow rose give me the courage to do the right thing even if it was hard. I will say it was the time in my life when I learned all of us is fragile as a mimosa blossom. But the miracle of all is, When push comes to shove, we can be just as tough as Hickory. It mostly hurts at first. After a while it starts to feel better.”

“The work cannot be done without those who are willing to go out.”