Spped Quotes

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars,

or sailed to an uncharted land,

or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.

You have to do your own growing no matter

how tall your grandfather was.

A man watches his pear tree day after day,

impatient for the ripening of the fruit.

Let him attempt to force the process,

and he may spoil both fruit and tree.

But let him patiently wait,

and the ripe pear at length falls into his lap.

I could tell my parents hated me.

My bath toys were a toaster and a radio.

Simplicity and clarity lead to good design.

Men who do things without being

told draw the most wages.

Writing is my love.

If you love something,

you find a lot of time.

I write for two hours a day,

usually starting at midnight;

at times,

I start at 11.

There is no passion to be found playing small in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

The greatest tragedy in life is not death,

but a life without purpose.

It would astonish if not amuse the older citizens to learn

that I (a strange, friendless, uneducated, penniless boy

, working at ten dollars per month)

have been put down as the candidate of pride, wealth,

and aristocratic family distinction.

I don’t do it for the money.

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.

You make 'em,

I amuse 'em.

We take care of our own.

Be proud of who you are,

and not ashamed of how someone else sees you.

For unflagging interest and enjoyment,

a household of children,

if things go reasonably well,

certainly all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison.

I can,

therefore I am

Simone Weil

We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking

if mankind is to survive.

I didn't attend the funeral,

but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.