It always started with a dream.

There’s a vastness here and I believe that the people who are born here breathe that vastness into their soul. They dream big dreams and think big thoughts, because there is nothing to hem them in.

There is a natural law, a Divine law, that obliges you and me to relieve the suffering, the distressed and the destitute.

In all my travels I have never seen the hospitality of San Francisco equalled anywhere in the world.

Leave the shower curtain on the inside of the tub.

Remember to tuck the shower curtain inside the bathtub.

The practice of charity will bind us...will bind all men in one great brotherhood.

To achieve big things you have to have big dreams.

Enthusiasm is a vital element toward the individual success of every man or woman.

As the funds you will expend have come from many places in the world, so let there be no territorial, religious, or color restrictions on your benefactions, but beware of organized, professional charities with high-salaried executives and a heavy ratio of expense.

The man who wins is the average man, Not built on any particular plan Not blessed with any particular luck

Success in never final failure is never fatal

Charity is a supreme virtue, and the great channel through which the mercy of God is passed on to mankind. It is the virtue that unites men and inspires their noblest efforts.