Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.

Luxury is not a necessity to me, but beautiful and good things are.

Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.

In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.

God, give us the grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.

A scepter snatched with an unruly hand must be as boisterously maintained as gained; and he that stands upon a slippery place makes nice of no vile hold to stay him up.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease to exist at death.

I drink to make other people more interesting.

In school, you are given the lesson first. One the street, you're given the mistake first and then it's up to you to find the lesson, if you ever find it.

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to error that counts.

Do not be embarrassed by your mistakes. Nothing can teach us better than our understanding of them. This is one of the best ways of self-education.

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.

Creativity is often blocked to trying to be perfect. Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes.

The secret of success is conviction and persistence.

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.

Before a man can accomplish anything of an enduring nature in the world, he must first of all acquire some measure of success in the management of his own mind.

Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time.

It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure.

Unsuccessful people make decisions based on current situations. Successful people make decisions based on where they want to be.

There is only one success—to be able to spend your life in your own way.

The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action.

If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!