"Dona€?t go chasina€? waterfalls. Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that youa€?re used to."

"Even a good decision if made for the wrong reasons can be a wrong decision."

"Any time you pull down a fence, always ask why it was put there in the first place."

"A man on a date wonders if he'll get lucky. The woman already knows."

"A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for."

"Most people pay too much for the things they get for nothing."

"We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world."

"A really companionable and indispensable dog is an accident of nature. You can't get it by breeding and you can't buy it with money. It just happens along."

"Teach us, O Lord, the disciplines of patience, for to wait is often harder than to work."

"The essence of living is discovering. Indeed, it is the joy of discovering that makes life worth the effort."

"Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once."

"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."