Routine, in an intelligent man, is a sign of ambition. W.H. Auden
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. George Bernard Shaw
Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid. Heirich Heine
Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking. Albert Einstein
People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don’t realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world. Calvin
Set aside a certain number of days, during which you shall be content with the scantiest and cheapest fare, with course and rough dress, saying to yourself the while: “Is this the condition that I feared?”. Seneca
I can’t give you a surefire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time. Herbert Bayard Swope
Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist. Pablo Picasso
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. Samuel Beckett
What gets measured gets managed. Peter Drucker
One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity. Bruce Lee
Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you’re a man, you take it. Malcolm X
Adults are always asking kids what they want to be when they grow up because they are looking for ideas. Paula Poundstone
If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. Chinese Proverb
Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer. Niccolo Michiavelli
By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day. Robert Frost
