I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention ... arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.

When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably.

To go too far is as bad as to fall short.

Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

I want to know what passion is. I want to feel something strongly.

Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.

I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.

A sudden dart when a little over a hundred feet from the end of the track, or a little over 120 feet from the point at which it rose into the air, ended the flight.

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.

Find out who you are and do it on purpose.

To See a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.

When I'm inspired, I get excited because I can't wait to see what I'll come up with next.

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.

Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.