Foolproof systems do not take into account the ingenuity of fools.

Foolproof systems do not take into account the ingenuity of fools.

I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made read more

I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.

Real education should educate us out of self into something far finer - into a selflessness which links us with read more

Real education should educate us out of self into something far finer - into a selflessness which links us with all humanity.

Nothing in the world is more haughty than a man of moderate capacity when once raised to power.

Nothing in the world is more haughty than a man of moderate capacity when once raised to power.

When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign: that all the dunces are read more

When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in confederacy against him.

Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable.

Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable.

Never forget that life can only be nobly inspired and rightly lived if you take it bravely and gallantly, as read more

Never forget that life can only be nobly inspired and rightly lived if you take it bravely and gallantly, as a splendid adventure in which you are setting out into an unknown country, to meet many a joy, to find many a comrade, to win and lose many a battle.

Learning how to learn is life's most important skill.

Learning how to learn is life's most important skill.