"Before you give up hope, turn back and read the attacks that were made on Lincoln."

"It would do the world good if every man would compel himself occasionally to be absolutely alone. Most of the world s progress has come out of such loneliness."

"If you can give your child only one gift, let it be enthusiasm."

"Cereal eating is almost a marker for a healthy lifestyle. It sets you up for the day, so you don't overeat."

"For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice - no paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service."

"I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, he can work through anyone."

"I've felt that if you dwell too much on your errors, you're dealing in the negativity of things. I don't like that. I'd rather work on the positive reinforcement, the things I did well."

"In day-to-day commerce, television is not so much interested in the business of communications as in the business of delivering audiences to advertisers. People are the merchandise, not the shows. The shows are merely the bait."