“Academic education is the act of memorizing things read in books, and things told by college professors who got their education mostly by memorizing things read in books.”

God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.

The fool is not the man who merely does foolish things. The fool is the man who does not know enough to cash in on his foolishness.

The greatest mistake a person can make is to be afraid of making one.

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.

In order to have friends, you must first be one.

Everything comes too late for those who only wait.

Be yourself and think for yourself, and while your conclusions may not be infallible they will be nearer right than the inclusions forced upon you by those who have a personal interest in keeping you in ignorance.

It is easy to get everything you want, provided you first learn to do without the things you cannot get.

Reason: The arithmetic of the emotions.

We will not be dictated to by men with less intelligence, energy, initiative and ambition than we ourselves possess.

What we call God’s justice is only man’s idea of what he would do if he were God.

If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.

He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.

If you can’t answer a man’s arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.

The secret of success is this: there is no secret of success.

I didn’t go to Harvard because I thought they had good academics. I went because they had crappy enough sports so they’d let me play.

American history has fallen more and more into the hands of academics.

The Academies of Art are nothing but great painting factories – those with talent are fed in at one end, and they come out as mechanical painting machines.

I’ve always put great emphasis on the academics and getting your degree. It’s important because basketball is short term. The long term is what are you gonna do after college and after you no longer can bounce the ball.

There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for their knowledge, it becomes an object of ambition to be admitted on their list.