"I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

"I never saw a man who could do real work except under the stimulus of encouragement."

"I know of no other single thing that does so much to broaden the mind and enlarge the understanding as travel."

"Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's to see my dividends coming in."

"I have never met a man who was so ignorant that I couldn’t learn something from him."