I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy, ay, to life itself than this incessant business.

If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.

If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion.

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.

It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.

Failure doesn't mean you are a failure it just means you haven't succeeded yet.

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.

A budget tells us what we can't afford, but it doesn't keep us from buying it.