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.

A crisis is a close encounter of the third kind.

A crisis is a close encounter of the third kind.

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.

I just wake up and say, "You're a bum, go do something worthwhile today.".

I just wake up and say, "You're a bum, go do something worthwhile today.".

Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity.

Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity.

Whatever you can do, or dream you can begin it. Boldness has genius,
magic, and power in it.

Whatever you can do, or dream you can begin it. Boldness has genius,
magic, and power in it.

The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.

The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.

A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and
prosperous being; and happiness, health, and prosperity read more

A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and
prosperous being; and happiness, health, and prosperity are the result of
a harmonious adjustment of the inner with the outer of the man with his
surroundings.

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.