“In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.”

“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter--it's the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great”

“People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little”

“A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can”

“I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts”