It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but
I couldn't give it up read more

It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but
I couldn't give it up because by then I was too famous.

Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it.

Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it.

There is no expedient to which a man will go to avoid the real labor of
thinking.

There is no expedient to which a man will go to avoid the real labor of
thinking.

That person proves his worth who can make us want to listen when he is with us and think when read more

That person proves his worth who can make us want to listen when he is with us and think when he is gone.

For a gallant spirit there can never be defeat.

For a gallant spirit there can never be defeat.

You've got to keep fighting; you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive.

You've got to keep fighting; you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive.

I know a fellow who's as broke as the Ten Commandments.

I know a fellow who's as broke as the Ten Commandments.

It's how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success.

It's how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success.

No vision and you perish; No Ideal, and you're lost; Your heart must ever cherish Some faith at any cost. read more

No vision and you perish; No Ideal, and you're lost; Your heart must ever cherish Some faith at any cost. Some hope, some dream to cling to, Some rainbow in the sky, Some melody to sing to, Some service that is high.