The most decisive actions of our life -- I mean those that are most likely to decide the whole course of our future -- are, more often than not, unconsidered.

-Andr Gide

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.

-Andr Gide

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.

-Andr Gide

It is not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left.

-Hubert Humphrey

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

-Hubert Humphrey

The hardest job for a politician today is to have the courage to be a moderate. It's easy to take an extreme position.

-Hubert Humphrey