Hell, there are no rules here-- we're trying to accomplish something.
Hell, there are no rules here-- we're trying to accomplish something.
As a cure for worrying, work is better than whisky.
Faith, as well intentioned as it may be, must be built on facts, not fiction--faith in fiction is a damnable false hope.
If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident
Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.
There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.
I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.
The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.
We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.
To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.
Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.