Remember,too,that all who succeed in life get off to a bad start,and pass through many heartbreaking struggles before they "arrive". The turning point in the lives of those who succeed usually comes at some moment of crisis,through which they are introduced to their "other selves".

The majority of people are ready to throw their aims and purposes overboard, and give up at the first sign of opposition or misfortune. A few carry on DESPITE all opposition, until they attain their goal. These few are the Fords, Carnegies, Rockefellers, and Edisons. There may be no heroic connotation to the word persistence, but the quality is to the character of man what carbon is to steel.

Desire is making people build ships and cities, has made men conquer nations... and it can defeat that nicotine

There is no hope of success for the person who does not have a central purpose, or definite goal at which to aim.

The imagination is both interpretative and creative in nature.

One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.

Those who can't take directions graciously have no business giving them