I was always afraid of things that worked the first time. Long experience proved that there were great drawbacks found generally before they could be got commercial; but here was something there was no doubt of.

Success is the result of hard work.

What is a college? An institute of learning. What is a business? An institute of learning. Life, itself, is an institute of learning.

Be courageous! Have faith! Go forward.

Failure is really a matter of conceit. People don't work hard because, in their conceit, they imagine they'll succeed without ever making an effort. Most people believe that they'll wake up some day and find themselves rich. Actually, they've got it half right, because eventually they do wake up.

The inventor tries to meet the demand of a crazy civilization.

Accomplishing something provides the only real satisfaction in life.