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Americans are fond of equality in general,

and they constantly strive to make men equal.

When humor goes,

there goes civilization.

Be thine own palace,

or the world's thy jail

John Donne

Just because it's in print doesn't mean it's the gospel.

We’ve got to do what we think is right,

even if it’s unpopular.

All my life through

the new sights of Nature

made me rejoice

like a child.

Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power,

but in character and goodness.

My life has been so happy

because I have had many friends and much work to do.

Be curious,

not judgmental.

It was not pre arranged.

It just happened that the driver made a demand

and I just didn't feel like obeying his demand.

I was quite tired after spending a full day working.

Well done is

better than

well said

Small aim is a crime;

have great aim.

Don’t wait for the stars to align,

reach up and rearrange them the way you want.

Create your own constellation.

How accurately can the law fix the crime?

There has to be a mechanism for very fast action.

The law is like this: catch them and punish them.

Everything human is pathetic.

The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow.

There is no humor in heaven.

The only real voyage of discovery is not in seeing new sights

but in seeing things anew.

If you want to be the best,

you have to do things that other people aren’t willing to do.

Be bold,

be fearless,

and say what needs to be said.

Choose to be optimistic,

it feels better.

I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate;

and while the debate goes on,

the canal does also.