Yes, I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole.

In a progressive country change is constant; and the great question is not whether you should resist change which is inevitable, but whether that change should…

What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.

I see before me the statue of a celebrated minister, who said that confidence was a plant of slow growth. But I believe, however gradual may be the growth of c…

Send me 300 francs; that sum will enable me to go to Paris. There, at least, one can cut a figure and surmount obstacles. Everything tells me I shall succeed. …

Yes, we can all be huge fucking winners; if we just put our minds to it. And, possess a whole shit-load of luck, and are willing to mercilessly and ruthlessly …

While standing on top of Everest, I looked across the valley, towards the other great peak, Makalu, and mentally worked out a route about how it could be climb…