"The great discoveries are usually obvious."

"There is so much time and so little to do; strike that, reverse it."

"I don't want to wrap myself in the flag, because I'm afraid I'll get burned."

"I don't have false teeth. Do you think I'd buy teeth like these?"

"Storms make trees take deeper roots."

"The power of the mind is an incredible thing, one that can never be underestimated."

"Why, you may take the most gallant sailor, the most intrepid airman or the most audacious soldier, put them at a table together- what do you get? The sum of all fears."

"Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve."

"Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative."

"He that promises most will perform least."

"History is more or less bunk."

"The trouble with Oakland is that when you get there, it's there."