I am best described as just a guy with a very large bump of curiosity and a gambling instinct.

Clarence Birdseye

The idea was not brand-new – few ideas are – but no one had every worked it out on what we considered a practical basis.

Clarence Birdseye

Go around asking a lot of damfool questions and taking chances. Only through curiosity can we discover opportunities, and only by gambling can we take advantage of them.

Clarence Birdseye

There are some people… who say opportunity went out with the horse and buggy. That is rubbish.

Clarence Birdseye

My curiosity led me to another small gold mine…

Clarence Birdseye

I am never bored, because I am always prying into something or other which fascinates me.

Clarence Birdseye

Go around asking a lot of damn-fool questions and taking chances.

Clarence Birdseye

Worthwhile success is impossible on a 40-hour week.

Clarence Birdseye

Some pious people say gambling is sinful, but actually it has always been and still is responsible for all progress, both spiritual and material.

Clarence Birdseye

Change is the very essence of American life.

Clarence Birdseye

I am a jack-of-all-trades without any one job or profession.

Clarence Birdseye

Develop a questioning mind and don’t be afraid to take a chance! Develop a questioning mind – don’t be afraid to take a chance.

Clarence Birdseye