I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it, and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to read more

I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it, and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else; hard work and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't.

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the read more

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.

The only thing I can't stand is discomfort.

The only thing I can't stand is discomfort.

Of course we all have our limits, but how can you possibly find your boundaries unless you explore as far read more

Of course we all have our limits, but how can you possibly find your boundaries unless you explore as far and as wide as you possibly can? I would rather fail in an attempt at something new and uncharted than safely succeed in a repeat of something I have done.

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they
were to success when they gave up.

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they
were to success when they gave up.

What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise.

What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise.

You will find only what you bring in.

You will find only what you bring in.

I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another
step forward.

I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another
step forward.

Invest three percent of your income in yourself (self-development) in
order to guarantee your future.

Invest three percent of your income in yourself (self-development) in
order to guarantee your future.