One of the best strengtheners of character and developers of stamina ... is to assume the part you wish to play; to assert stoutly the possession of whatever you lack.

Just make up your mind at the very outset that your work is going to stand for quality... that you are going to stamp a superior quality upon everything that goes out of your hands, that whatever you do shall bear the hallmark of excellence.

People do not realise the immense value of utilising spare minutes.

There is an infinite difference between a little wrong and just right, between fairly good and the best, between mediocrity and superiority.

Without continuous effort there cannot be continuous achievement.

Put the uncommon effort into the common task... make it large by doing it in a great way.

Self-confidence carries conviction; it makes other people believe in us.