Mike Royko

"Patience is a sign of strength, not weakness."

"Kindness is the language of the heart."

"Strength comes from facing adversity."

"Fear is the enemy of progress."

"Power without responsibility is tyranny."

"Money is just a means to an end."

"Health is the greatest wealth."

"Adventure awaits those brave enough to seek it."

"Imagination is the gateway to infinite possibilities."

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

"Chicago is an October sort of city even in spring."

"A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way."

"Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to shop."

"The trouble with most people is they think with their hopes or fears or convictions or vanities, but not with their minds."

"In this world, you must be tough or you will be trodden on."

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public."

"You can observe a lot just by watching."

"Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among those who are not good."

"The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live."

"Chicago journalism is like nowhere else in the world."

"Honesty is a good policy, but it's a rotten sales technique."

"A free society requires eternal vigilance."

"It's hard to believe that something so serious could be so much fun."

"We accept the love we think we deserve."

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return."

"Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous."

"If you don't read the newspaper, you are uninformed."

"Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans."

"Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm."