The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.

The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.

Death comes to all but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.

Death comes to all but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.

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.

If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.

If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.

The future is not a gift -- it is an achievement.

The future is not a gift -- it is an achievement.

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.

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.

When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope read more

When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.

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.