Give me a man with an average ability but a burning desire to succeed and I will give you a winner in exchange every time.

I began to learn what poverty meant. It was burnt in my heart then that my father had to beg for work and there came the resolve that I would cure that when I got to be a man.

My hopes were high, and I looked every day for some change to take place. What it was to be I knew not, but that it would come I felt certain if I kept on. One day the chance came.

There is very little success where there is very little laughter.

The best time to expand is when no one else dares to take risks

If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.

There are two types of people who never achieve very much in their lifetimes. One is the person who won't do what he or she is told to do, and the other is the person who does no more than he or she is told to do.