“If there is to be any permanent improvement in man and any better social order, it must come mainly from the education and humanizing of man.”

Never forget, almost every case has been won or lost when the jury is sworn.

The truth is that brains have little to do with either the making or accumulating of money.

The difference between the child and the man lies chiefly in the unlimited confidence and buoyancy of youth.

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. I’m beginning to believe it.

Chase after the truth like all hell.

Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.

Wars always bring about a conservative reaction. They overwhelm and destroy patient and careful efforts to improve the condition of man.

I don’t believe in God because I don’t believe in Mother Goose.

My constitution was destroyed long ago; now I am living under the bylaws.

Chloroform unfit children. Show them the same mercy that is shown beasts that are no longer fit to live.

Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies I give away.

Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt.

Whenever I hear people discussing birth control, I always remember that I was fifth.

In spite of all the yearnings of men, no one can produce a single fact or reason to support the belief in God and in personal immortality.

I have suffered from being misunderstood, but I would have suffered a hell of a lot more if I had been understood.

I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.

Success isn’t overnight. It’s when everyday you get a little better than the day before. It all adds up.

Positive anything is better than negative nothing.

The quicker we get about the business of reducing our reliance on oil the better.

I can spend your money better than you can.

There has never been a better time in the history of time than right now to start a business.

Leading in a complex world means recognizing the simple things you can do to make things better.

The more hard lessons you can learn vicariously rather than through your own hard experience, the better.

The highest reward that God gives us for good work is the ability to do better work.