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Our holiness is an effect, not a cause; so long as our eyes are on our own personal whiteness as an end in itself, the thing breaks down. ”
All the evolution we know of proceeds from the vague to the definite. ”
The real test of business greatness is in giving opportunity to others. Many business men fail in this because they are thinking only of personal glory. ”
Fundamentally, the basis of all modern progress is the efficiency of labor. And the only sure road to restored prosperity is through the thrift and hard work of our people as a whole. ”
Sometimes I lie awake at night and ask why me? Then a voice answers nothing personal, your name just happened to come up. ”
Tolerance is a virtue that depends upon peace and strength. ”
We are in grave danger of losing forever not just millions of years of evolution on earth, but the eons of change that have produced man and his natural environment. ”
More and more, as civilization develops, we find the primitive to be essential to us. We root into the primitive as a tree roots into the earth. If we cut off the roots, we lose the sap without which we can't progress or even survive. I don't believe our civilization can continue very long out of contact with the primitive. ”
We embrace the shoestring budget. We like being limited by the constraints. It inspires creativity. I don't know what we would spend money on. We don't hire actors. We see budget constraints as a personal challenge. We're like survivalist local commercial directors. ”
Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength. ”