"The older I get, the more I see a straight path where I want to go. If you're going to hunt elephants, don't get off the trail for a rabbit."

T. Boone Pickens

"Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose."

Zora Neale Hurston

  "I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed; and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I can fail and keep on trying." – Tom Hopkins

"I cannot fail – I can only get results." – Ted Nicholas

“Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.” – Confucius