Whoever I am, or whatever I am doing, some kind of excellence is within my reach.

The cynic says, "One man can't do anything". I say, "Only one man can do anything."

Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all.

Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.

Life is an endless process of self-discovery.

We cannot have islands of excellence in a sea of slovenly indifference to standards.

We pay a heavy price for our fear of failure. It is a powerful obstacle to growth. It assures the progressive narrowing of the personality and prevents exploration and experimentation. There is no learning without some difficulty and fumbling. If you want to keep on learning, you must keep on risking failure-all your life.