There are little details in everything you do, and if you get away from any one of the little details, you're not teaching the thing as a whole. For it is little things which, together, make the whole. This, I think, is extremely important.

You have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better. By becoming a little better each and every day, over a period of time, you will become a lot better.

Honors are very fleeting, just as fame is; cherish friendship more.

Show me what you can do; don't tell me what you can do.

Promise yourself you will talk health, happiness, and prosperity as often as possible. Promise to think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best in yourself and others. Promise to forget the mistakes of the past and press on to greater achievements in the future.

You are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes

An effective leader allows exceptions to the rule for exceptional results or when circumstance demands.