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.

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.

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.

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.

Freedom is an internal achievement rather than an external adjustment.

Freedom is an internal achievement rather than an external adjustment.

For what is the best choice, for each individual is the highest it is possible for him to achieve.

For what is the best choice, for each individual is the highest it is possible for him to achieve.

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.

Let us, then, be up and doing, with a heart for any fate; still achieving, still pursuing, learn to labor read more

Let us, then, be up and doing, with a heart for any fate; still achieving, still pursuing, learn to labor and to wait.

Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines. For those who play the read more

Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines. For those who play the game, an hour may be a year, a single day's work an achievement for eternity.