The rule seems to be that those who find no difficulty in deceiving themselves are easily deceived by others. They are easily persuaded and led.

We are more ready to try the untried when what we do is inconsequential. Hence, the remarkable fact that many inventions had their birth as toys.

We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.

What one great thing would you dare to dream if you knew you could not fail? The easiest person to deceive is one's own self.

The world leans on us. When we sag, the whole world seems to drop.

Successful action tends to become an end in itself