Who said “There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to…”?

“A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.”

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”

“Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?”

“Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find his right road.”

“A man has to have goals- for a day, for a lifetime- that was mine, to have people say, ''There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived.''”

“People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.”

“The test of a vocation is the love of the drudgery it involves.”

“Thank Heaven, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and enjoy it.”

“Most people sell their souls, and live with a good conscience on the proceeds.”

“What music is more enchanting than the voices of young people, when you can't hear what they say?”

“I cannot forgive my friends for dying; I do not find these vanishing acts of theirs at all amusing.”