Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
I write because I'm afraid to say some things out loud.
Over the years your bodies become walking autobiographies, telling friends and strangers alike of the minor and major stresses of your lives.
To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all.
It's takin' whatever comes your way, the good AND the bad, that give life flavor. It's all the stuff rolled together that makes life worth livin'.
Time is that quality of nature which keeps events from happening all at once. Lately it doesn't seem to be working.
There are a terrible lot of lies going around the world, and the worst of it is half of them are true.