Archived Quotes

I believe that a simple

and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone,

best both for the body and the mind.

No one is too big to be held accountable.

You're going to go through tough times that's life. But I say, Nothing happens to you, it happens for you. See the positive in negative events.

It was that which gave promise that in due time

the weights should be lifted from the shoulders of all men,

and that all should have an equal chance.

This is the sentiment embodied in that Declaration of Independence.

We especially need imagination in science.

It is not all mathematics,

nor all logic,

but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.

Experience is the teacher of all things.

The man of genius inspires us

with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

Focusing is about saying no.

Children are our most valuable natural resource.

Everything is a compromise.

Dreams are worth pursuing,

even when the odds are against you.

In a democracy,

the well

being,

individuality and happiness of

every citizen is important

for the overall prosperity,

peace and happiness

of the nation.

Illinois surpasses every other spot of equal extent

upon the face of the globe in fertility of soil

and in the proportionable amount of the same

which is sufficiently level for actual cultivation.

The greatest gift of life is friendship and I have received it

I was raised to believe that excellence,

is the best deterrent to racism or sexism,

And that's how I operate my life.

I have a skin disorder that destroys the pigmentation of my skin,

it's something that I cannot help,

OK?

Delight in meditation and solitude.

Great things are done when men and mountains meet;

this is not done by jostling in the street.

He who would be no slave must consent to have no slave.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it

not for themselves and, under a just God,

cannot long retain it.

Once you learn that,

you'll never be the same again.