Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp read more

Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve.

You cannot be anything if you want to be everything.

You cannot be anything if you want to be everything.

When a man lies, he murders some part of the world.

When a man lies, he murders some part of the world.

Our lives improve only when we take chances -- and the first and most difficult risk we can take is read more

Our lives improve only when we take chances -- and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.

It is overdoing the thing to die for love.

It is overdoing the thing to die for love.

There seems to be one quality of mind which seems to be of special and extreme advantage in leading him read more

There seems to be one quality of mind which seems to be of special and extreme advantage in leading him to make discoveries. It was the power of never letting exceptions go unnoticed.

It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are.

It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are.

People who come up with "It may not work" or "What are we going to do if it fails?" do read more

People who come up with "It may not work" or "What are we going to do if it fails?" do not have the credentials to be businessmen. If there is only a 1 percent chance of success, a true businessperson sees that 1 percent as the spark to light a fire.

Progress always involves risk; you can't steal second base and keep your
foot on first.

Progress always involves risk; you can't steal second base and keep your
foot on first.