I do not know what I seem to the world, but to myself I appear to have been like a read more

I do not know what I seem to the world, but to myself I appear to have been like a boy playing upon the seashore and diverting myself and then finding a smoother pebble or prettier shell than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay before me all undiscovered.

Good people are always so sure they're right.

Good people are always so sure they're right.

A cookie store is a bad idea. Besides, the market research reports say America likes crispy cookies, not soft and read more

A cookie store is a bad idea. Besides, the market research reports say America likes crispy cookies, not soft and chewy cookies like you make. -- Response to Debbi Fields' idea of starting Mrs. Fields' Cookies.

If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said read more

If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you can't do this. -- Spencer Silver on the work that led to the unique adhesives for 3-M Post-It Notepads.

I have tried so hard to do right.

I have tried so hard to do right.

Oh my, it's very beautiful over there.

Oh my, it's very beautiful over there.

To my friends: My work is done. Why wait?.

To my friends: My work is done. Why wait?.

I am still progressing.

I am still progressing.

They tried to get me - I got them first!
(suicide by drinking Lysol).

They tried to get me - I got them first!
(suicide by drinking Lysol).