Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise read more

Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement -- and we will make the goal.

The standardized American is largely a myth created not least by Americans themselves. - The Uses of Philosophy.

The standardized American is largely a myth created not least by Americans themselves. - The Uses of Philosophy.

I can write good songs. I can sing 'em, and I mean it, I mean it deeply, and I pour read more

I can write good songs. I can sing 'em, and I mean it, I mean it deeply, and I pour everything into that. Other than that, I suck.

To change and to change for the better are two different things.

To change and to change for the better are two different things.

Information's pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience.

Information's pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience.

I want to work with the top people, because only they have the courage and the confidence and the risk-seeking read more

I want to work with the top people, because only they have the courage and the confidence and the risk-seeking profile that you need.

Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains.

Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains.

Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not
one's better abilities or ideas, but the courage read more

Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not
one's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on
his ideas, to take a calculated risk-and to act.

There is nothing lost or wasted in this life.

There is nothing lost or wasted in this life.