"Much of the usefulness of any career..." - Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

“Of all forms of tyranny the least attractive and the most vulgar is the tyranny of mere wealth.”

“No man can lead a public career really worth leading, no man can act with rugged independence in serious crises, nor strike at great abuses, nor afford to make powerful and unscrupulous foes, if he is himself vulnerable in his private character.”

“Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else.”

“I may be crucified for my beliefs and, if I am, you can say, "He died to make men free.”

“Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.”

“When I'm dead I don't want a funeral. I want people to remember me alive.”

“If you are only doing what you are getting paid for, and doing it no better than the average employee, then your pay is most likely right where it should be.”

“I've been around longer than most of my fans have been alive.”

“When I was asked to make the film, I decided that it was like taking on a new career at the age of sixty-eight. I've never acted before. And taking direction is not something I'm very good at. I've always known who I am and what I was going to do, and I've always just done it.”