"I have always been fond of the old saying, 'Look before you leap,' but I have a still greater liking for 'Leap before you look.'"

"I am not a man of words; I am a man of deeds."

"I am a strong believer in the doctrine of 'equal opportunity for all, special privileges for none.'"

"The most important of all qualities in a public man is courage."

"I have a perfect horror of the man who is always saying, 'I wish I had done so and so.'"