Man — despite his artistic pretensions, his sophistication, and his many accomplishments — owes his existence to a six inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains. – Author and exact wording unknown, I’ve been told this was quoted by Paul H
We ought to be beating our chests every day. We ought to look in the mirror, stick out our chests, suck in our bellies, and say, Damn, were Americans, and smile. – Jay Garner