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Alec Issigonis (we refuse to use the plutocratic terms 'sir' or 'doctor') said a camel is a horse designed by read more
Alec Issigonis (we refuse to use the plutocratic terms 'sir' or 'doctor') said a camel is a horse designed by committee. If it was God's committee
for an animal adapted to communities without water..
it was a divine consensus.
None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard read more
None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
What we don't need to know for achievement, we need to know for our pleasure. Knowing how things work is read more
What we don't need to know for achievement, we need to know for our pleasure. Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight.
Many times I wondered whether my achievement was worth the loneliness I experienced, but now I realize the price was read more
Many times I wondered whether my achievement was worth the loneliness I experienced, but now I realize the price was small.
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures.
The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures.
You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.
You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.
It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. read more
It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.
Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.
Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.
