I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;
because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching read more

I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;
because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star.
I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far;
for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.

Only by acceptance of the past, can you alter it.

Only by acceptance of the past, can you alter it.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited until he could
do it so well that no one read more

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited until he could
do it so well that no one could find fault with it.

The fates lead him who will-him who won't they drag.

The fates lead him who will-him who won't they drag.

The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his
influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind read more

The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his
influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful
jewels of wisdom.

You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.

You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.

Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.

Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.

The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the
continents, and the oceans was not ignorance, but rather read more

The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the
continents, and the oceans was not ignorance, but rather the illusion of
knowledge.

If it is to be, it is up to me.

If it is to be, it is up to me.