To arrive at a just estimate of a renowned man's character one must judge it by the standards of his time, not ours.

The writing begins when you’ve finished. Only then do you know what you’re trying to say.

Man never creates, he only recombines the lines and colors of his own existance.

There are two times in a man's life when he should not speculate: when he can't afford it, and when he can.

There is nothing to be learned from the second kick of a mule.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

You may say organize, organize, organize; but there may be so much organization that it will interfere with the work to be done.