An hour of planning can save you 10 hours of doing.

Tell me what gives a man or woman their greatest pleasure and I'll tell you their philosophy of life.

Enthusiasm is the dynamics of your personality. Without it, whatever abilities you may possess lie dormant; and it is safe to say that nearly every man has more latent power than he ever learns to use. You may have knowledge, sound judgment, good reasoning faculties; but no one-not even yourself-will know it until you discover how to put your heart into thought and action.

If your own mind is muddled, much more will the minds of your hearers be confused.

There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.

When you face a problem, solve it then and there if you have the facts necessary to make a decision. Don't keep putting off decisions.

When we have accepted the worst, we have nothing more to lose. And that automatically means we have everything to gain.