Mistakes are the portals of discovery.

Mistakes are the portals of discovery.

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century:
that a writer never complains, never explains read more

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century:
that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.

Maturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty.

Maturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty.

From error to error, one discovers the entire truth.

From error to error, one discovers the entire truth.

An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have a hydrant beside it.

An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have a hydrant beside it.

I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it, and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to read more

I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it, and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else; hard work and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't.

Dust is a protective coating for fine furniture.

Dust is a protective coating for fine furniture.

We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised
as insoluble problems.

We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised
as insoluble problems.

Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay
for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And read more

Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay
for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the
same.