“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.”

“We build dwellings and thereafter they build us.”

“Sure I am this day we are masters of our fate, that the task which has been set before us is not above our strength; that its pangs and toils are not beyond our endurance. As long as we have faith in our own cause and an unconquerable will to win, victory will not be denied us.”

“There comes a precious moment in all of our lives when we are tapped on the shoulder and offered the opportunity to do something very special that is unique to us and our abilities, what a tragedy it would be if we are not ready or willing.”

“We are still masters of our fate.We are still captains of our souls.”

“It is not enough that we do our best; sometimes we must do what is required.”

“To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.”