All of us - who might have probed space, or cured cancer, or built industries - were, instead, black victims of the white man's American social system.

By means of industry and perseverance you will rise higher and higher.

If this country is ever demoralized, it will come from trying to live without work.

There are cities that get by on their good looks, offer climate and scenery, views of mountains or oceans, rockbound or with palm trees; and there are cities like Detroit that have to work for a living, whose reason for being might be geographical but whose growth is based on industry, jobs. Detroit has its natural attractions: lakes all over the place, an abundance of trees and four distinct seasons for those who like variety in their weather, everything but hurricanes and earth-quakes. But it's never been the kind of city people visit and fall in love with because of its charm or think, gee, wouldn't this be a nice place to live.

Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time which every day produces, and which most men throw away.

God's will has to be done, in unifying people and companies to get that gas line built, so pray for that.

In the fashion industry, everything goes retro except the prices.

If you have great talents, industry will improve them: if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency.

The bird on the wing finds something, the sitting bird nothing.

It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.

Industry need not wish.

Hard workers are usually honest; industry lifts them above temptation.