The secret of the truly successful, I believe, is that they learned very early in life how not to be busy. They saw through that adage, repeated to me so often in childhood, that anything worth doing is worth doing well. The truth is, many things are worth doing only in the most slovenly, halfhearted fashion possible, and many other things are not worth doing at all.
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There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less
than the long-range risks and read more
There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less
than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.
Controlled time is our true wealth.
Controlled time is our true wealth.
The hours that make us happy make us wise.
The hours that make us happy make us wise.
The closest to perfection a person ever comes is when he fills out a job
application form.
The closest to perfection a person ever comes is when he fills out a job
application form.
It is easier to fight for our principles than it is to live up to them.
It is easier to fight for our principles than it is to live up to them.
For the truly faithful, no miracle is necessary. For those who doubt, no miracle is sufficient.
For the truly faithful, no miracle is necessary. For those who doubt, no miracle is sufficient.
For a long time it seemed to me that real life was about to begin, but there was always some read more
For a long time it seemed to me that real life was about to begin, but there was always some obstacle in the way. Something had to be got through first, some unfinished business; time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.
To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis.
To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis.
Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought.
Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought.
