It's marvelous the change that comes about when a man gets together all his forces and centers them upon the doing of one thing at a time.

In this life we get only those things for which we hunt, for which we strive, and for which we are willing to sacrifice.

It is a great thing to have a big brain, a fertile imagination, grand ideals, but the man with these, bereft of a good backbone, is sure to serve no useful end.

Keep out of your mind, and out of your office, and out of your world, every element that seeks admittance with no definite, helpful, useful end in view.

Each day can be one of triumph if you keep up your interests.

He who does not get fun and enjoyment out of every day...needs to reorganize his life

We can accomplish almost anything within our ability if we but think we can.

What you think means more than anything else in your life. More than what you earn, more than where you live, more than your social position, and more than what anyone else may think about you.

Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first.

He climbs highest who helps another up.

There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others.

Greatness begins where mediocrity ends.

In the history of mankind, no single person yet has learned to swim by having the strokes explained. At some point, they dive in.

It is only through raising expectations and striving for excellence that our children can reach their full potential.

To me the drawn language is a very revealing language: one can see in a few lines whether a man is really an architect.

We shall not busy ourselves with what men ought to have admired, what they ought to have written, what they ought to have thought, but with what they did think, write, admire.

Any writer, I suppose, feels that the world into which he was born is nothing less than a conspiracy against the cultivation of his talent.

To me, the greatest artists are almost entirely non-verbal.

Since when did I become the spokesperson for nappy-headed hos?

There have been three great inventions since the beginning of time: fire, the wheel, and central banking.

I will make a Star-chamber matter of it.