Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.

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

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.

It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

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

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