They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, read more

They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than to insufficient application. At the core of every true talent there is an awareness of the difficulties inherent in any achievement, and the confidence that by persistence and patience something worthwhile will be realized. Thus talent is a species of vigor.

There is no arguing with him, for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end read more

There is no arguing with him, for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.

An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

We often pretend to fear what we really despise, and more often despise what we really fear.

We often pretend to fear what we really despise, and more often despise what we really fear.

Man's extremity is God's opportunity.

Man's extremity is God's opportunity.

The object of art is to crystallize emotion into thought and then give it form.

The object of art is to crystallize emotion into thought and then give it form.

In really hard times the rules of the game are altered. The inchoate mass begins to stir. It becomes potent, read more

In really hard times the rules of the game are altered. The inchoate mass begins to stir. It becomes potent, and when it strikes, it strikes with incredible emphasis. Those are the rare occasions when a national will emerges from the scattered, specialized, or indifferent blocs of voters who ordinarily elect the politicians. Those are for good or evil the great occasions in a nation's history.

You never will be the person you can be if pressure, tension and discipline are taken out of your life.

You never will be the person you can be if pressure, tension and discipline are taken out of your life.

I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when you looked at it in the right way, did read more

I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when you looked at it in the right way, did not become still more complicated.