"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 believe that the only way to get a man to do what you want him to do is to make him want to do it."

"Black care rarely sits behind a rider whose pace is fast enough."

"The Chinese are an immoral, degraded, and worthless race."

"The greatest danger that can befall any nation is that of a slackening in its moral fiber."