I did as much as I could: raising chickens, pushing an ice-cream cart, bagging walnuts, driving a tractor on a beet farm, working on the railroad. I think this eclectic career helped me a lot in life.

I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.

Passion is the great slayer of adversity. Focus on strengths and what you enjoy.

The man who does not work for the love of work but only for money is not likely to make money nor find much fun in life.

I quickly learned that if I kept at it and plowed right through the rejections I would eventually get somebody to buy my wares.

Three men were laying brick. The first was asked: " What are you doing? He answered: " Laying some brick." The second man was asked: " What are you working for? " He answered: " Five dollars a day." The third man was asked: " What are you doing? He answered: " I am helping to build a great cathedral." Which man are you?

Kindness is more powerful than compulsion.