Large portions of life's disappointments are individuals who did not understand that they were so near achievement when they surrendered.

Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.

Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged.

Time is really the only capital that any human being has, and the only thing he can't afford to lose.

Most of the exercise I get is from standing and walking around laboratory tables all day. I derive more benefit and entertainment from this than some of my friends and competitors get from playing games like golf.

I am a vegetarian as well as a passionate anti-alcoholic, because I can thus make better use of my brain.

Failure is the most effective technique to optimize strategic planning, implementation and processes.