We have begun a fight that it may be will take many a generation to complete...but you know that men are not put into this world to go the path of ease; they are put into this world to go the path of pain and struggle...We have given our lives to the enterprise, and that is richer and the moral is greater.

The difference between a strong man and a weak one is that the former does not give up after a defeat.

Patient is a persistent act.

Slight persistent effort can move you successfully forward in anything you do.

Isn't it a shame that future generations can't be here to see all the wonderful things we're doing with their money?

And here you are, a stripling of a boy who has already survived the worst this land can throw at a body, but suddenly ready to give up after one mistake?” Dr. Snailwater’s voice grew fierce. “You should be grateful some things can be fixed.”
“What if I can’t?” Jack asked in a small voice.
“Then you try again!