Archived Quotes

I’ve always been a bit of a perfectionist.

It was the experience of mystery

even if mixed with fear

that engendered religion.

Older men declare war.

But it is the youth that must fight and die.

I speak to you only as an American

who happens to be an American Negro

and one who is proud of that heritage.

We ask for nothing special.

We ask only that we be permitted to compete on an even basis,

and if we are not worthy,

then the competition shall, per se, eliminate us.

Whoever has courage and faith will never perish in misery.

Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams

Think not about your frustrations,

but about your unfulfilled potential.

Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in,

but with what it is still possible for you to do

Pope John XXIII

The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want,

drink what you don't like,

and do what you'd rather not.

Failure is part of success.

Don’t be afraid to fail.

Great hearts steadily send forth

the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.

We must hold leaders accountable to the people.

Accounting is the language of business.

The way I see it,

if you want the rainbow,

you gotta put up with the rain.

The less effort,

the faster and more powerful you will be.

Better than living a hundred years without virtue is

one day lived with virtue.

I believe in the American dream and the power of education.

The road to success and greatness is always paved

with consistent hard work.

Let us be silent,

that we may hear,.

the whispers of the gods

I was raised to believe that excellence,

is the best deterrent to racism or sexism,

And that's how I operate my life.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see

the miraculous in the common.