Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance.
We pay just as dearly for our triumphs as we do for our defeats. Go ahead and fail. But fail with wit, fail with grace, fail with style. A mediocre failure is as insufferable as a mediocre success.
Conceit is God’s gift to little men.
The most important thing about getting somewhere is starting right where we are.
Much brass has been sounded and many cymbals tinkled in the name of advertising; but the advertisements which persuade people to act are written by men who have an abiding respect for the intelligence of their readers, and a deep sincerity regarding the merits of the goods they have to sell.
The faults of advertising are only those common to all human institutions. If advertising speaks to a thousand in order to influence one, so does the church. And if it encourages people to live beyond their means, so does matrimony. Good times, bad times, there will always be advertising. In good times, people want to advertise; in bad times they have to.
Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change – this is the rhythm of living. Out of our over-confidence, fear; out of our fear, clearer vision, fresh hope. And out of hope, progress.
Before you give up hope, turn back and read the attacks that were made on Lincoln.
When you have something for breakfast, you’re not going to be starving by lunch.
In the long run no individual prospers beyond the measure of his faith.
I do not like the phrase: Never cross a bridge till you come to it. The world is owned by men who cross bridges on their imaginations miles and miles in advance of the procession.
If you expect perfection from people your whole life is a series of disappointments, grumblings, and complaints.
