Archived Quotes

Someone is sitting in the

shade today because someone

planted a tree a long time ago.

Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires,

but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

I was just excited to have challenging work to do

and smart people to work with.

If we did all the things we are capable of,

we would literally astound ourselves.

Three things cannot

be long hidden:

the sun,

the moon,

and the truth.

If you want to shine like a sun,

first burn like a sun.

Quality is more important than quantity.

One home run is much better than two doubles.

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.

Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems,

in my opinion,

to characterize our age.

Success usually comes to

Those who are too busy

To be looking for it.

Dream in a pragmatic way.

One person’s craziness is another person’s reality.

I start early and I stay late,

day after day,

year after year.

My wife is always trying to get rid of me.

The other day she told me to put the garbage out.

I said to her I already did.

She told me to go and keep an eye on it.

To live is the rarest thing in the world.

Most people exist,

that is all.

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours

is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.

If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

I used to be a baker,

but I couldn’t make enough dough.

Each time a man stands up for an ideal,

or acts to improve the lot of others,

he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.