Mediocrity is the worst enemy of prosperity.

Don't find fault, find a remedy.

Coming together is a beginning keeping together is progress working together is success.

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the aeroplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.

I figured that maybe he was only hanging around for the tea and tobacco and when one ran out, so would he.

Why would anyone lie? The truth is always more colorful.

I advise the young to tell themselves constantly that most often it is up to them alone.

Globalization has made copper and other minerals more valuable, and Ghana and Kenya have recently discovered mineral resources.

I suppose kids probably know less boredom these days - or at least a different kind of boredom.

Only the present counts.

The drive for progress doesn't wait for the external world to say "It's time to change."

There were not many people who could say that their education had been paid for with cigarettes.

You can't do without philosophy, since everything has its hidden meaning which we must know.

The truth is, if you're around long enough, you have a story about everyone. But it's best to keep your mouth shut sometimes.