Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing.
I don't do fashion, I AM fashion.
It's always too early to quit.
I confess that in 1901 I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for fifty years.
The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it.
A liar will not be believed even when he speaks the truth.
The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.
Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.
Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
I invented my life by taking for granted that everything I did not like would have an opposite, which I would like.
I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention ... arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.
Years from now, after I'm gone, someone will listen to what I've done and know I was here. They may not know or care who I was, but they'll hear my guitars speaking for me.
If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.
Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.
Things may come to those who wait but only the things left by those who hustle.
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.