Archived Quotes

I can’t control everything,

but I can control my effort and attitude.

Deep down,

the young are lonelier than the old.

The monotony and solitude of a quiet life

stimulates the creative mind.

It is a quality of revolutions not to go by old lines or old laws,

but to break up both and make new ones.

Shoot for the moon.

Even if you miss,

you’ll land among the stars.

Surround yourself with people who push you to be better.

All these primary impulses,

not easily described in words,

are the springs of man's actions.

The truth will set you free,

but first it will piss you off.

When you look at the light bulb above you,

you remember Thomas Alva Edison.

When the telephone bell rings,

you remember Alexander Graham Bell.

Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize.

When you see the blue sky,

you think of Sir C.V. Raman.

When you receive criticism, ask,

Are they right?

Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist.

They are wrong: it is character.

Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm,

even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame.

When a person cannot deceive himself

the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

Love all,

trust a few,

do wrong to none.

One of the most important things is

to be honest with yourself and others.

Compare yourself to who you were yesterday,

not to who someone else is today.

Ambition is the path to success.

Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.

The fool who knows he is a fool is that much wiser.

Train,

say your prayers,

and eat your vitamins.