The essential element in personal magnetism is a consuming sincerity - an overwhelming faith in the importance of the work one has to do.

If you are going to do anything, you must expect criticism. But it's better to be a doer than a critic. The doer moves; the critic stands still, and is passed by.

Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living. Out of our over-confidence, fear; out of our fear, clearer vision, fresh hope. And out of hope, progress.

If you can give your child only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.

Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity that was at hand.

Many a man who pays rent all his life owns his own home; and many a family has successfully saved for a home only to find itself at last with nothing but a house.

Before you give up hope, turn back and read the attacks that were made on Lincoln.