The habit of taking the line of least resistance makes all rivers and some men crooked.

Knowledge is only potential power.

When Opportunity came, the person didn't realize it because it came in the form of misfortune.

First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.

To win the big stakes in this changed world, you must catch the spirit of the great pioneers of the past, whose dreams have given to civilization all that it has of value, the spirit that serves as the life-blood of our own country – your opportunity and mine, to develop and market our talents.

Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win - essential to success.

The most common cause of fear of old age is associated with the possibility of poverty.