Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure."

George E Woodberry

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

Benjamin Franklin

There is no substitute for hard work.

Thomas Edison

Every man who expresses an honest thought is a soldier in the army of intellectual liberty.

Robert Ingersoll

What we don't need to know for achievement, we need to know for our pleasure. Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight.”

William L Safire