I didn't take up shorthand with any idea of becoming a professional at it. It merely appeared to me to be a good thing to know - something that might come in handy.

Don't be reluctant about putting on overalls!

A man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away.

I thought and dreamed of nothing else but the steel works.

I have always felt that the surest way to qualify for the job just ahead is to work a little harder than any one else on the job one is holding down.

The man who has done his best has done everything. The man who has done less than his best has done nothing.

I am sure that few successful men are so-called 'natural geniuses.'