“We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities but its own talents.”

“Intense desire not only creates its own possibilities, but its own talents. Don't be afraid to do something just because it's impossible.”

“It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities.”

“The individual's most vital need is to prove his worth, and this usually means an insatiable hunger for action. For it is only the few who can acquire a sense of worth by developing and employing their capacities and talents. The majority prove their worth by keeping busy.”

“A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people's business.”

“When people are bored, it is primarily with their own selves that they are bored.”

“The conservatism of a religion - it's orthodoxy - is the inert coagulum of a once highly reactive sap.”