The greatest secret in the world is that you only have to be a small measurable amount better than mediocrity ...and you've got it made.

All of us have been dying, hour by hour, since the moment we were born. Realizing this, let all things be placed in their proper perspective. . . . Remember, it is always later than you think.

So long as there is breath in me, I will persist.

Whenever you make a mistake or get knocked down by life, don't look back at it too long. Mistakes are life's way of teaching you. Your capacity for occasional blunders is inseparable from your capacity to reach your goals. No one wins them all, and your failures, when they happen, are just part of your growth. Shake off your blunders. How will you know your limits without an occasional failure? Never quit. Your turn will come.

Do all things with love.

I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted.

Pay less attention to what you hear about someone, and more to what you learn about them...as you make the effort.