Curiosity is missing. Curiosity in particular is something that the system, not only the educational system but, the parental. . . what you do as a parent at home.
Vice president: A spare tire on the automobile of government.
Worst damnfool mistake I ever made was letting myself be elected Vice-President of the United States. Should have stuck?as Speaker of the House? Gave up the second most important job in Government foreight long years as Roosevelt's spare tire.
The Vice Presidency isn't worth a pitcher of warm spit.
The single biggest time waster in the world is not completing what you start.
You have to do a little bragging on yourself even to your relatives-man doesn't get anywhere without advertising.
How can we preserve our aspirations and at the same time develop the toughness of mind and spirit to face the fact that there are no easy victories? One is a tough-minded recognition that the fight for a better world is a long one.
You may be perfect in playing the piano, and not be creative; you may play the piano most brilliantly, and not be a musician. You may be able to handle color, to put paint on canvas most cleverly, and not be a creative painter. You may create a face, an image out of a stone, because you have learned the technique, and not be a master creator. Creation comes first, not technique.
once we began to chime the hour, we lost the ability to be satisfied
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Capitalists have done more good for society through their charitable giving, philanthropy and generosity than all their critics combined.