Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.

When a man feels throbbing within him the power to do what he undertakes as well as it can possibly be done, this is happiness, this is success.

The influential man is the successful man, whether he be rich or poor.

No man fails who does his best.

Who would have ever heard of Theodore Roosevelt outside of his immediate community if he had only half committed himself? The great secret of his career was that he has flung his whole life with all the determination and energy he could muster.

We advance on our journey only when we face our goal, when we are confident and believe we are going to win out.

Something greater than wealth, grander even than fame — that manhood, character, stand for success, and that nothing else really does.