Rungs Quotes

You know, I`d say that aside from Mr. Ford`s (John Ford) help in my career, I`d lay any success I`ve had to not expecting too much. I never expected to become a star and was always content to stay two or three rungs down the ladder and last awhile. When I do get a little ahead, I see what I can do to help others.

The tragedy of human life consists in our vain attempts to stretch the limits of things which can never become unlimited, to reach the infinite by absurdly adding to the rungs of the ladder of the finite.

The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity.