“Investments in private commerce yield ten-fold returns as compared to defense spending.”

“Peace is the final frontier of civilization.”

“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts while the stupid ones are full of confidence.”

“And more than at any other time in Oregon history, this Legislative Assembly lives up to the ideal of being representative of all Oregonians. That’s not a guarantee of perfection, and it certainly is not a guarantee of agreement, but it does ensure a debate more inclusive of the diverse voices and needs of communities across the state. Do not underestimate the significance of this body continuing to look more and more like the state and the people you represent.”

“Our thoughts create our reality, where we put our focus is the direction we tend to go.”

“Yes, I want to tempt you to swim against the tide. I want to pass on to others, to younger folks, the taste of hard work, for improvement, for investing savings in the opening of a shop or workshop, and then to extend and enlarge it, not just for the sake of making money out of it but to give root to an idea, the idea of the vitality of things that are well made and being sold well…. If a man loses his workshop, his shop, his business, he loses his way, too.”

“I am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.”

“Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.”

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit. —Aristotle (Greek critic, philosopher, physicist, & zoologist)”