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It's not failure, but low aim is crime.
It's not failure, but low aim is crime.
Hope is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart. It
is not the conviction that something will read more
Hope is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart. It
is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty
that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.
The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only hold man's
foot long enough to enable read more
The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only hold man's
foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher.
Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been read more
Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans -- born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.
In oratory the will must predominate.
In oratory the will must predominate.
In terms of the game theory, we might say the universe is
so constituted as to maximize play. The best read more
In terms of the game theory, we might say the universe is
so constituted as to maximize play. The best games are not those in which
all goes smoothly and steadily toward a certain conclusion, but those in
which the outcome is always in doubt. Similarly, the geometry of life is
designed to keep us at the point of maximum tension between certainty and
uncertainty, order and chaos. Every important call is a close one. We
survive and evolve by the skin of our teeth. We really wouldn't want it
any other way.
People wait for opportunity to come along...yet it is there every
morning.
People wait for opportunity to come along...yet it is there every
morning.
Worry about being better; bigger will take care of itself. Think one
customer at a time and take care of read more
Worry about being better; bigger will take care of itself. Think one
customer at a time and take care of each one the best way you can.
Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It read more
Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.