"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."

"If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward."

"The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease."

"Hell, there are no rules here-- we're trying to accomplish something."

"I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun."

"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk."

"In many cases, the more you try to compete, the less competitive you actually are."

"In all our efforts to provide 'advantages' we have actually produced the busiest, most competitive, highly pressured, and over-organized generation of youngsters in our history."

"A good name, like good will, is attained by many actions and may be lost by one."

"In addition to my other numerous acquaintances, I have one more intimate confidant. My depression is the most faithful mistress I have known -- no wonder, then, that I return the love."

"Let us not depend upon the world for pleasure."

"The number of guests at dinner should not be less than the number of the Graces nor exceed that of the Muses, i.e., it should begin with three and stop at nine."