Archived Quotes

Revolutions go not backward.

I never did anything by accident,

nor did any of my inventions come by accident;

they came by work.

Being the richest man in the cemetery

doesn't matter to me.

Going to bed at night saying

we've done something wonderful,

that's what matters to me.

Never forget the three

powerful resources

you always have available

to you: love, prayer

and forgiveness.

Simplicity and clarity lead to good design.

Since new developments are the products of a creative mind,

we must therefore stimulate and encourage

that type of mind in every way possible.

I'm convinced that about half of

what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non

successful ones is pure perseverance.

Common sense is the collection of prejudices

acquired by age eighteen.

Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral?

It is because we are not the person involved.

To raise new questions, new possibilities,

to regard old problems from a new angle,

requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.

Be honest in your art;

authenticity always resonates.

I would rather die than

do something which I know

to be a sin, or to be

against God's will.

Happiness is secured through virtue;

it is a good attained by living well.

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

Everything should be made as simple as possible,

but not simpler.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

The possession of knowledge does not kill

the sense of wonder and mystery.

There is always more mystery.

It’s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price

than a fair company at a wonderful price.

You learn from mistakes,

but you don’t repeat them.

The man of genius inspires us

with a boundless confidence in our own powers.