The mandate for equal opportunity doesn't dictate disregard for the differences in candidates' qualities and skills. There is no constitutional right to play ball. All there is a right to compete for it on equal terms.

The breaking waves dashed high On a stern and rock-bound coast, And the woods against a stormy sky, Their giant branches toss'd.

An advantage of poverty, your relatives gain nothing by your death.

Soft-heartedness, in times like these, Shows sof'ness in the upper story!

The consequences of our actions take hold of us quite indifferent to our claim that meanwhile we have "improved".

Every tear is answered by a blossom, Every sigh with songs and laughter blent, April-blooms upon the breezes toss them. April knows her own, and is content.

A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.

And those who paint 'em truest praise 'em most.

No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.

You do not lead by hitting people over the head-- that's assault, not leadership.

The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.

By jove, no wonder women don't love war nor understand it, nor can operate in it as a rule; it takes a man to suffer what other men have invented . . .

The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.

All have disappointments, all have times when it isn't worthwhile.

To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent.

Crime, like disease, is not interesting; it is something to be done away with by general consent, and that is all about it.

In war there is no substitute for victory.

Faith is a higher faculty than reason.

You get paid to impact the world, not be impacted by it.