"The only thing I ever feared was a coward."

"I had flat eyeballs as a boy, and couldn't see well enough to play ball with the other kids. So they made me the umpire."

"A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties."

"I have learned that the best way to keep a secret is to tell it to yourself."

"I've been cussed and discussed, boy, but I've never been licked."