Damn it, I did have genius Saxe. It just took me fifty-five years to find out. I suppose I was too busy working to notice it before.

—William Faulkner, to his editor Saxe Commins

The spirit cannot endure the body when overfed, but, if underfed, the body cannot endure the spirit—Saint Francis de Sales

"I could have been a Rhodes Scholar except for my grades."—Duffy Daugherty, Michigan State

Known for his keen wit, unfailing good humor and wisdom, as well as his fantastic 109-69-5 career record, Duffy Daugherty was Michigan State’s head coach for 19 years, the longest term in the history of Spartan football.

Imagination is its own form of courage.—Francis Underwood, House of Cards

There’s one common thing that connects all successful people: They never quit. Just because you do not quit does not ensure success, but quitting will ensure lack of success.—Todd Robinson

That which makes you sick, if harnessed, can be that which makes you well.—Hindu scripture

The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough to manage the affairs, of his neighbor.—Benjamin Franklin

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We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. You ask, what is our policy? I can say: it is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalog of human crime. That is our policy. You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: it is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be.—Winston Churchill

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Whatever is impeding you eventually becomes irrelevant when you follow your intention, and do good work. Not sure that you know how to do good work? Do it anyway.—Pen Densham

There is no native criminal class except Congress.—Mark Twain

"The rooms were very still while the pages were softly turned and the winter sunshine crept in to touch the bright heads and serious faces with a Christmas greeting.”

– Louisa May Alcott, Little Women