I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention ... arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.
It's not whether you got knocked down; it's whether you get back up.
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life
To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me.
It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and worth to each and every life.
I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one.
Waiting hurts. Forgetting hurts. But not knowing which decision to take is the worst of suffering
The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.
When every physical and mental resource is focused, one's power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously.
What I stand for is what I stand on.
We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.
My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, but recovered from them.
It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone.
No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.
I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.
Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right.
Surround yourself only with people who are going to take you higher.
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.
I just couldn't take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidden under the desk. It had strings on it so I would practice my chord shapes under the desk and that's about all I did at school.
