"Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in."
"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing."
"Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar."
"I'm a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down."
"I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day."
"The best way to predict your future is to create it"