"That's part of American greatness, is discrimination. Yes, sir. Inequality, I think, breeds freedom and gives a man opportunity."

"The time has come for all good men to rise above principle."

"You can learn a lot from people who view the world differently than you do."

"The untrodden path is choked by the weeds of tradition. Be not afraid to cut through."

"In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag."

"That's how my life is now: I'm walking without fear, and if there are mistakes to be made, I'll make them, learn from them, and keep going."

"The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons."

"The only place you will be accepted is the place you make for yourself."

"When I was a child, my mom told me: 'If you want to be a soldier, you'll become a general. If you want to be a monk, you'll become pope' I wanted to be a painter, and I became Picasso."

"Thus, though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays."

"Some day my boat will come in, and with my luck I'll be at the airport."

"Crude classifications and false generalizations are the curse of organized life."