"I believe in the Square Deal. I believe in fair play. I believe in a square deal for every man, big or small, rich or poor, white or black."

"I have a perfect horror of the man who is afraid to do anything."

"I have always been a man of action, and I have always been a man who has tried to do things."

"The proper time to do a thing is when it has to be done, and the proper way to do it is to do it right."

"I have been a good deal of a pioneer in my life, and I have found that the only way to get on is to be a little bit ahead of the times."