quotes of day Monday, September 28, 2026

“Ensuring that the US continues to lead the world in science and technology will be a central priority for my administration.”

“I came to America because of the great, great freedom which I heard existed in this country. I made a mistake in selecting America as a land of freedom, a mistake I cannot repair in the balance of my lifetime.”

“A simple I love you means more than money.”

“I feel all those human beings to be pernicious who can no longer oppose what they love: they thereby ruin the best things and people.”

“I think it will be found that he who speaks with most authority on a given subject is not ignorant of what has been said by his predecessors. He will take his place in a regular order, and substantially add his own knowledge to the knowledge of previous generations.”

“Do not try to live forever. You will not succeed.”

“Sometimes I hear people talk about discipline of self and I think, if you don't have passion, I might discipline myself for a week or two but only passion will hold me steady.”

“Don't ever make the same mistake twice unless it pays.”

“If Africa wasn't beautiful the white man wouldn't want it.”

“They will wait, well disposed, for others to remedy evil, that they may no longer have have it to regret.”

“When I'm writing, I write. And then it's as if the muse is convinced that I'm serious and says, 'Okay. Okay. I'll come.'”