Every time we choose action over ease or labor over rest, we develop an increasing level of self-worth, self-respect and self-confidence. In the final analysis, it is how we feel about ourselves that provides the greatest reward from any activity. It is not what we get that makes us valuable, it is what we become in the process of doing that brings value into our lives. It is activity that converts human dreams into human reality, and that conversion from idea into actuality gives us a personal value that can come from no other source.

All values must be won by contest, and after they have been won, they must be defended.

The reason why most people face the future with apprehension instead of anticipation is because they don't have it well designed!

Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.

A few years ago I lost one of my dearest friends. He died at age 53 - heart attack. David is gone, but he was one of my very special friends. I used to say of David that if I was stuck in a foreign jail somewhere accused unduly and if they would allow me one phone call, I would call David. Why? He would come and get me. That's a friend. Somebody who would come and get you.

Wealth is not a matter of intelligence, it's a matter of inspiration.

The ultimate reason for setting goals is to entice you to become the person it takes to achieve them