“People who require from others to take them «as they are» usually don't seek to take the others as they are.”

“All your life, other people will try to take your accomplishments away from you. Don't you take it away from yourself.”

“Don't punish people who repent; heal them. I don't believe that private sin requires public rebuke or removal from office if repentance is taking place. However, when no evidence of true repentance exists, then discipline is in order.”

“But God lets men have their playthings, like the children they are, that they may learn to distinguish them from true possessions. If they are not learning that he takes them from them, and tries the other way: for lack of them and its misery, they will perhaps seek the true!”

“Don't listen to the malicious comments of those friends who, never taking any risks themselves, can only see other people's failures.”

“I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a-hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.”

“Take this as a bit of easy wisdom: people who try to rule over other people are going to be hated.”

“I shall never seek office which will take me away from the people of Oregon. I am going to stay in the fight for them.”

“I don't take criticisms personally, which must be very annoying for people who mean them personally.”

“I don't want to be a man. I want to be an angst-ridden teenager who can't confront his own inner demons and takes it out verbally on other people instead.”