"If we did not have such a thing as an airplane today, we would probably create something the size of N.A.S.A. to make one."

"A man who is afraid of death will be afraid of life also, because life brings death. If you are afraid of the enemy and you close your door, the friend will also be prohibited."

"Inventions reached their limit long ago, and I see no hope for further development."

"I get my exercise acting as a pallbearer to my friends who exercise."

"Newspapers should have no friends."

"Like having your own licence to print money."

"People who don't Think probably don't have Brains; rather, they have grey fluff that's blown into their heads by mistake."

"For 'tis a truth well known to most, That whatsoever thing is lost, We seek it, ere it comes to light, In every cranny but the right."

"Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent."

"Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a thing does not therefore cease to be true because it is not accepted by many."

"Where ambition ends happiness begins."

"Success isn't measured by the position you reach in life: it's measured by the obstacles you overcome."