Wisdom

I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.

You can only depend on yourself. The cavalry ain’t coming.

- Chris Gardner

Strong people stand up for themselves. Stronger people stand up for others.

- Chris Gardner

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.

Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There’s a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning.

The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.

- John D. Rockefeller

There’s nothing quite as frightening as someone who knows they are right.

- Michael Faraday

The most important of my discoveries have been suggested to me by my failures.

Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard.

There is no good in anything until it is finished.