We have either to progress or to degenerate. Our ancestors did great things in the past, but we have to grow into a fuller life and march beyond even their great achievements.
It's very hard to fail completely, if you aim high enough.
You never lose a dream, it just incubates as a hobby.
Always deliver more than expected.
Optimism is important. You have to be a little silly about the goals you are going to set. There is a phrase I learned in college called, 'having a healthy disregard for the impossible. ' That is a really good phrase. You should try to do things that most people would not do.
Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting
If you’re not doing some things that are crazy, then you’re doing the wrong things.
Inside the White House there were always extreme amounts of doubt about whether they should be escalating in Afghanistan. In fact, most of the president's advisers said, "This is probably not going to work. " A lot of people in the military said, "This is probably not going to work. "
I've always loved a challenge.
It makes the heart to tremble when you open an undiscovered tomb.
The real question is, do you root for the fox in that song? Or are you horrified that the goose and the duck are being dragged off to their death, which is described in detail?