History is more or less bunk.
We have enough in our country to let us deep into the springs of human life if we only cherished what we have.
See what a 25-cent raise will do to us, said Mr. Ford. So they figured the daily and monthly cost of a 25-cent increase. Put on another quarter and see what that will cost, he said. And so they went on, 25 cents a step. Finally the wage of $2.34 stood at $4.75–more than 100 percent increase. One of the associates–a good financial head–remarked rather sarcastically that if they were going to be fools, why not be first-class fools and make it $5. All right, said Mr. Ford, let’s make it $5.
The partnership of mind and matter is one which has existed since the beginning of time and cannot be dissolved.
You say I started out with practically nothing, but that isnt correct. We all start with all there is, its how we use it that makes things possible.
I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesnt need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.
Education not just preparation for life, but part if life itself-a continuous art.
If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?
Now I’m a warrior.
A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.
You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
The way out of life and death is not some special technique; essential thing is to penetrate to the root of life and death.
When I went to our American history books to learn how our forefathers harrowed the land, I discovered that the historians knew nothing about harrows. Yet our country has depended more on harrows than on guns or speeches. I thought that a history which excluded harrows, and all the rest of daily life, was bunk. And I think so yet.
The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.
Never ask anyone over 70 how they feel. They’ll tell you.
I’m embarrassed to say a good chick flick – I’m an old romantic.
One of the greatest discoveries a person makes, one of their great surprises, is to find they can do what they were afraid they couldnt do.
At the end of the day, whether or not those people are comfortable with how you’re living your life doesn’t matter. What matters is whether you’re comfortable with it.
Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him.
When you make changes in your life, make sure youre moving toward the things you want.
If you genuinely want something, dont wait for it teach yourself to be impatient.
The basis of peace should be a world federation.
