Religion is all bunk.
I am not overly impressed by the great names and reputations of those who might be trying to beat me to an invention. It's their 'ideas' that appeal to me. I am quite correctly described as 'more of a sponge than an inventor
Success is the result of hard work.
There is far more opportunity than there is ability.
Vision without execution is delusion.
I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it.