"A self-made man, who worships his creator."

"I feel a very unusual sensation - if it is not indigestion, I think it must be gratitude."

"Madam, I am the blank page between the Old Testament and the New."

"When I want to read a good book, I write one."

"All power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people, and for the people, all springs, and all must end."