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Know and believe in yourself, and what others think won't disturb you.
Know and believe in yourself, and what others think won't disturb you.
The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single fact. Every man is born read more
The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single fact. Every man is born under the yoke, and grows up beneath the oppressions of his age. He can only get a vision of the unselfish forces in the world by appealing to them, and every appeal is a call to arms. If he fights he must fight, not one man, but a conspiracy. He is always at war with a civilization. On his side is proverbial philosophy, a galaxy of invisible saints and sages, and the half-developed consciousness and professions of everybody. Against him is the world, and every selfish passion in his own heart.
The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.
The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.
For writing, getting off our buts means getting on our butts-putting it
into a chair and not moving from the read more
For writing, getting off our buts means getting on our butts-putting it
into a chair and not moving from the chair for a set period of time.
To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with
purpose, is to enter the ranks of those read more
To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with
purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize
failure as one of the pathways to attainment; who make all conditions
serve them, and who think strongly, attempt fearlessly, and accomplish
masterfully.
Morale is faith in the man at the top.
Morale is faith in the man at the top.
A genius is one who can do anything except make a living.
A genius is one who can do anything except make a living.
My wife isn't married to me forever; she's married to me for good. That
keeps me on my toes.
My wife isn't married to me forever; she's married to me for good. That
keeps me on my toes.
Writing is thinking on paper.
Writing is thinking on paper.
