Arthur Conan Doyle

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius.

Experience is the harvest of life, and every harvest is the result of a sowing. The experience which young people must crave is that of success in some service for which they are naturally fitted.

I have been at it ten years. I collect them so that they will not be lost to America. We have no Egyptian mummies here, nor any relics of the Battle of Waterloo nor any curios from Pompeii. It is strictly American.

Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right.

There is always, always, always something to be thankful for.

There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbors will say.

Stand up and walk out of your history.

Life is a helluva lot more fun if you say yes rather than no.

Be bad, but at least don’t be a liar, a deceiver!

When I’m feeling anxious or depressed, I do find it helps to reach for a pen and paper. There is something about writing things down, that hand-eye combination, that makes me feel calmer.

Sometimes I think someone upstairs saved me from being ordinary.

I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.

I have lived too long to cherish many illusions about the essential high-mindedness of men when brought into stark confrontation with the issue of control over their security, and their property interests.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Some life lessons don’t ever change. But how you embrace them will distinguish you from the pack.

I just want people to take a step back, take a deep breath and actually look at something with a different perspective. But most people will never do that.