It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his wants.

You never know what you can do till you try.

It is by attempting to reach the top at a single leap that so much misery is caused in the world.

Sit down to write what you have thought, and not to think what you shall write.

If the people of Sheffield could only receive a tenth part of what their knives sell for by retail in America, Sheffield might pave its streets with silver.

Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent.

Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may.

Nothing is so well calculated to produce a death-like torpor in the country as an extended system of taxation and a great national debt.

The power which money gives is that of brute force; it is the power of the bludgeon and the bayonet.

I defy you to agitate any fellow with a full stomach.

Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in adhering to an opinion once adopted.

...Morning takes youagain to the placeof no return...I don’t have the timeto tell you, how much I wantyou to be here…

I'm being haunted, " she blurted out. "My dear, " he cooed. "Turn yourself into a tourist attraction and charge admission.

They had perfected their team nagging to a level where they no longer had to confer and felt they would be wasting their talents if they only admonished their own children.

All forms of commerce are adversarial.

To write good SF today...you must push further and harder, reach deeper into your own mind until you break through into the strange and terrible country wherein live your own dreams.

What is it about silence that makes people uneasy?

Spread love whenever you go.

There is no class of people so hard to manage in a state, as those whose intentions are honest, but whose consciences are bewitched.

The largest question facing the human race is not when will you learn, but when will you act on what you've already learned.

The secret to success is to subjugate your ego and serve others.