Mark Twain

The teacher reminded us that Romes liberties were not auctioned off in a day, but were bought slowly, gradually, furtively, little by little; first with a little corn and oil for the exceedingly poor and wretched, later with corn and oil for voters who were not quite so poor, later still with corn and oil for pretty much every man that had a vote to sellexactly our own history over again.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

Life does not consist mainly, or even largely, of facts and happenings. It consists mainly of the storm of thought that is forever flowing through one’s head.

Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.

Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today.

Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable.

The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who do nothing and succeed.

If you’re not failing every now and again, it’s a sign you’re not doing anything very innovative.

Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own.

In the end, you’re measured not by how much you undertake but by what you finally accomplish.

If you want to double your success rate, you need to double your failure rate.

You may not be interested in strategy, but strategy is interested in you.

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.

I don’t cheat to win, I’d rather lose.

I was determined to succeed in what I loved to do. I wasn’t going to let my disability stand in my way.

It is no use saying, ‘We are doing our best.’ You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.

I measure success by how many people love me.

The uncommon man is merely the common man thinking and dreaming of success in larger terms and in more fruitful areas.

I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one’s business on earth, like the male spider, who is killed by the female the moment he has succeeded in his courtship. I like a state of continual becoming, with a goal in front and not behind.

Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying.