“But [Everett] and McCandless, at least they tried to follow their dream. That’s what was great about them. They tried. Not many do.”

“His opponents have tried to argue that America is already great, has been great, and will always be great. But the truth is, for many Americans, things have not been so great for at least the last two decades.”

“I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have succeeded fairly well.”

“Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.”

“I dislike how many people think you have to follow everyone's tried-and-true ideas to succeed, break new ground, and do your own things.”

“Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.”

“Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.”

“Maybe they did what they had to do to live, and tried to get a little love and have a little fun before the darkness took them.”

“No man knows what he can do until he tries.”

“No one knows what he can do till he tries.”