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There is no substitute for hard work.
There is no substitute for hard work.
I used to think I had ambition . . . but now I'm not so sure. It may have been read more
I used to think I had ambition . . . but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.
Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.
Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in
overalls and looks like work.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in
overalls and looks like work.
Ninety percent of success is showing up.
Ninety percent of success is showing up.
I hate the outdoors. To me the outdoors is where the car is.
I hate the outdoors. To me the outdoors is where the car is.
Passion costs me too much to bestow it on every trifle. (1640).
Passion costs me too much to bestow it on every trifle. (1640).
If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism
of one, go ahead, get married.
If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism
of one, go ahead, get married.
It is the mind that maketh good of ill, that maketh wretch or happy,
rich or poor.
It is the mind that maketh good of ill, that maketh wretch or happy,
rich or poor.