Elmer Sperry

"The world rewards the stubborn. It doesn't reward the quitter."

"An inventor fails 99 times, and if he succeeds once, he's in. He treats his failures simply as practice shots."

"The real measure of success is not what you accomplish, but what you inspire others to accomplish."

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication in engineering."

"Every problem contains within itself the seeds of its own solution."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the conquest of it."

"The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision it, you can create it."

"Truth, in the long run, is always vindicated."

"Work is the price of progress."

"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch."

"There is nothing so practical as a good theory."

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes."

"Innovation is the ability to connect unrelated ideas."

"What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do."

"Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting."

"The only true failure is when you stop trying."

"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together."

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."

"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."

"Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"Happiness is not by chance, but by choice."

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"Leadership is not about being in charge. It's about taking care of those in your charge."

"Peace begins with a smile."