Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.
Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration.
Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort.
There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking.
"It is hard to be brave," said Piglet, sniffing slightly, "when you're only a Very Small Animal."
"I'm not going to do just nothing anymore.""Well, not so much. They don't let you."
I have always considered the price of perfection prohibitive and allowed mistakes as a part of the learning process. I prefer a dash of daring and persistence to perfection. I have always supported learning on the part of my team members by paying vigilant attention to each of their attempts, be they successful or unsuccessful.
I was (and am) a terrible conversationist but consider myself a good communicator.