If you think you can or cannot accomplish a task, you will be correct in either case.

The only true test of values, either of men or of things, is that of their ability to make the world a better place in which to live.

There is no failure except failure to serve one's purpose.

To be good is not enough; a man must be good for something

I don’t know much about history, and I wouldn’t give a nickel for all the history in the world. It means nothing to me. History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's damn is the history we make today.

There is safety in small beginnings and there is unlimited capital in the experience gained by growing.

Our clothing, our food, our household furnishings - all could be much simpler than they now are and at the same time be better looking