There is no security on the earth; there is only opportunity.
Douglas MacArthur
John Heisman explaining what a football is on the first day of practice: "A prolate spheroid - that is, an elongated sphere - in which the outer leather casing is drawn tightly over a somewhat smaller rubber tubing.....better to have died a small boy than to fumble this."
You can observe a lot just by watching.
Yogi Berra
Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.
Winston Churchill
Be careful of what you think, young man, for you shall surely get it.
John Todd
There are no mistakes, only lessons. Life is a series of linked recoveries. Growth is a process of trial and error. Life involves experimentation. The "failed" business ventures are as much a part of the process as the venture that ultimately works."
Will St. John
Remember, "It’s a poor worker who blames the tools for failure."