No man ever wetted clay and then left it, as if there would be bricks by chance and fortune. – Plutarch Category: Effort
When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures. So I did ten times more work. – George Bernard Shaw Category: Effort
Slumps are like a soft bed. Theyre easy to get into and hard to get out of. – Johnny Bench Category: Effort
One promises much, to avoid giving little. – Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues Category: Promises
The truth is that for those 86 long years when the Red Sox went without a World Series win, fans were not only in a recession, but trapped in a longstanding, deeply entrenched sports depression. – Julianna Baggott Category: Sports
A banker is a fellow who lends his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain. – Mark Twain Category: Banks / Banking
