I made a resolve then that I was going to amount to something if I could. And no hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me. And I have done that ever since, and I win by it. I know.

The hard way builds solidly a foundation of confidence that cannot be swept away

I just say the moral out of my life is don't quit at age 65, maybe your boat hasn't come in yet. Mine hadn't.

A lot of learned men think people really are the food theyve eaten.

Work is the basis of living. I'll never retire. A man'll rust out quicker than he'll wear out.

There's no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. You can't do any business from there.

I made a resolve then that I was going to amount to something if I could. And no hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me. And I have done that ever since, and I win by it. I know.