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Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity.
Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity.
The secret of the truly successful, I believe, is that they learned very early in life how not to be read more
The secret of the truly successful, I believe, is that they learned very early in life how not to be busy. They saw through that adage, repeated to me so often in childhood, that anything worth doing is worth doing well. The truth is, many things are worth doing only in the most slovenly, halfhearted fashion possible, and many other things are not worth doing at all.
Money is a good servant but a bad master.
Money is a good servant but a bad master.
Don't wait for someone to take you under their wing. Find a good wing and climb up underneath it.
Don't wait for someone to take you under their wing. Find a good wing and climb up underneath it.
If it's not growing, it's going to die.
If it's not growing, it's going to die.
Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.
Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.
Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.
Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.
There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why.
Then do it.
Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why.
Then do it.