Heights Quotes

My mother would look at me and say,

‘Kamala,

you may be the first to do many things,

but make sure you’re not the last.’

I think there is only one quality worse than

hardness of heart and that is softness of head.

If there is anything that a man can do well,

I say let him do it.

Give him a chance.

Biographies are but the clothes and buttons of the man.

The biography of the man himself cannot be written.

One way to remember

who you are is to remember who your heroes are.

We’ve got to do what we think is right,

even if it’s unpopular.

I'd rather interview 50 people and not hire anyone

than hire the wrong person.

They say President Wilson has blundered.

Perhaps he has,

but I notice he usually blunders forward.

But friendship is

the breathing rose,

with sweets in every fold.

Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana.

You’re my boy,

Blue!

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

Each person must live their life as a model for others.

The purpose of human life is to serve and to show

compassion and the will to help others.

The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives

and everything to do with the focus of our lives.

A problem well stated is a problem half solved.

No such thing as a life that’s better than yours.

Kind words can be short and easy to speak,

but their echoes are truly endless.

Nothing can harm you

as much as your own thoughts unguarded.

Be courteous to all,

but intimate with few,

and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.