Archived Quotes

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war,

while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.

Once we accept our limits,

we go beyond them.

A man builds a fine house;

and now he has a master,

and a task for life: he is to furnish,

watch, show it,

and keep it in repair,

the rest of his days.

Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.

Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?

So we beat on,

boats against the current,

borne back ceaselessly into the past.

Many a small thing has been made large

by the right kind of advertising.

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.

Happiness cannot be pursued;

it must ensue.

There has to be evil

so that good can prove its purity above it.

Hold fast to dreams,

for if dreams die,

life is a broken

winged bird that cannot fly.

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.

My parents were both born in Virginia,

of undistinguished families

second families,

perhaps I should say.

This morning when I put on my underwear

I could hear the fruit of the loom guys laughing at me.

You are an aperture through

which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.

Smiling is definitely one of the best beauty remedies. If you have a good sense of humor and a good approach to life, that's beautiful.

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.

Bad times have a scientific value.

These are occasions a good,

learner would not miss.

Simplicity is the key to brilliance.