Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.

If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.

I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse.

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.

The power to question is the basis of all human progress.

Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best.

In life, as in chess, forethought wins.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.

Nothing can have value without being an object of utility.

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

If you can dream it, you can do it.

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

Where there is no vision, there is no hope.

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!

Productivity and efficiency can be achieved only step by step with sustained hard work, relentless attention to details, and insistence on the highest standards of quality and performance."

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become.

Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.

May you live all the days of your life.

Inspiration arrives as a packet of material to be delivered.

There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.

Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together.

Knowledge is the most democratic source of power.

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.

Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.

Science is the knowledge of consequences and the dependence of one fact upon another.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best.

If you're going through hell, keep going.

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

In general contexts, speculate means "to form ideas or theories about something usually when there are many things not known about it." In contexts relating to business or finance, it means "to invest money in ways that could produce a large profit but that also involve a lot of risk."

// Scientists speculate that the newly discovered exoplanet could host liquid water.

// Their research explores the implications of so many people speculating on the stock market in the years leading up to the Great Depression.