He had nothing to start with, except the capacity to KNOW WHAT HE WANTED, AND THE DETERMINATION TO STAND BY THAT DESIRE UNTIL HE REALIZED IT.
Happiness is always just around the bend; always in sight but just out of reach.
Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.
First comes the thought; then, organization of that thought into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.
Fears are nothing more than states of mind.
Fear, the worst of all enemies, can be effectively cured by forced repetition of acts of courage.
FAITH removes limitations!
Failure seems to be nature’s plan for preparing men for great responsibilities.
Failure is a trickster with a keen sense of irony and cunning. It takes great delight in tripping one when success is almost within reach.
Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.
Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to burn his ships and cut all sources of retreat. Only by so doing can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a BURNING DESIRE TO WIN, essential to success.
Every man is what he is, because of the DOMINATING THOUGHTS which he permits to occupy his mind.