If you have been wise and successful I congratulate you. Unless you are unable to forget how successful you have been, then I pity you.

Thomas Edison dreamed of a lamp that could be operated by electricity, began where he stood to put his dream into action, and despite more than ten thousand failures, he stood by that dream until he made it a physical reality. Practical dreamers do not quit.

Today's worries may become tomorrow's priceless experiences.

One way to avoid criticism is to do nothing and to be a nobody. The world will then not bother you.

The state of mind must be belief, not mere hope or wish. Open-mindedness is essential for belief. Closed minds do not inspire faith, courage, and belief.

It is now a documented principle of psychology that human beings subconsciously move in the direction of their most dominant thought.

Everyone faces defeat. It may be a stepping-stone or a stumbling block, depending on the mental attitude with which it is faced.