Diamonds are only lumps of coal that stuck to their jobs.

The British have their own conception of what constitutes the typical American. He must have a flavor of the Wild West about him. He must do spectacular things. He must not be punctilious about dignity, decorum and other refinements characteristic of the real British gentleman. The Yankee pictured by the Briton must be a bustler. If he is occasionally flagrantly indiscreet in speech and action, then he is so much more surely stamped the genuine article. The most typical American the British ever set their eyes on was, in their judgment, Theodore Roosevelt.

Enthusiasm is the electric current that keeps the engine of life going at top speed. Enthusiasm is the very propeller of progress.

Think not of yourself as the architect of your career but as the sculptor. Expect to have to do a lot of hard hammering and chiselingand scraping and polishing.

Opportunity rarely knocks on your door. Knock rather on opportunity's door if you ardently wish to enter.

Acting without thinking is like shooting without aiming.

There's no such thing as a self-made man. I've had much help and have found that if you are willing to work, many people are willing to help you.