The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.

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.

One of the most essential yet the hardest truths that I have had to learn is that every person should be his own hardest task-master.

By all means tell the world how good you are - but do it with actions, not words.

The turning point in the life of those who succeed usually comes at the moment of some crisis.

There is some one thing that you can do better than anyone else in the world could do it. Search until you find out what this particular line of endeavor is, then organize all of your forces and attack it with the belief that you are going to win.

Your associates can be priceless.