Research: the distance between an idea and its realization.

A life that hasn't a definite plan is likely to become driftwood.

The thrill, believe me, is as much in the battle as in the victory.

The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.

Work and live to serve others, to leave the world a little better than you found it and garner for yourself as much peace of mind as you can. This is happiness.

Whatever course you have chosen for yourself, it will not be a chore but an adventure if you bring to it a sense of the glory of striving.

The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?

We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death.

Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people

Nobody can be a success if they don't love their work.

Success, in a generally accepted sense of the term, means the opportunity to experience and to realize to the maximum the forces that are within us.

Let there be no scales to weigh your un-known treasure

We must become what we wish to teach.

Leave him with his God. I’m sure He’s as hard and unforgiving as Cain is. I don’t want to know about Cain’s God. If he is anything to be guided by, I’d rather be an atheist, thank you.

The poor old Duke [of Wellington]! What shall I say of him? To be sure he was born in Ireland, but being born in a stable does not make a man a horse.

Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal.

Theology made no provision for evolution. The biblical authors had missed the most important revelation of all! Could it be that they were not really privy to the thoughts of God?

My children are 12, 12, 8, and 7, which is bad idea, bad idea, bad idea, bad idea, for mom going inside.

Heroes come and go, but legends are forever.

If we look at the complexity of the challenges facing western societies today, we see that the problems are not really about outsiders, but have their roots much closer to home.

We have produced many of our problems through our confused mental states.