If you don't make things happen then things will happen to you.

First the stalk - then the roots. First the need - then the means to satisfy that need. First the nucleus -then the elements needed for its growth.

Take the first step, and your mind will mobilize all its forces to your aid. But the first essential is that you begin. Once the battle is started, all that is within and without you will come to your assistance.

Make your mold. The best flux in the world will not make a usable shape unless you have a mold to pour it in.

As fast as each opportunity presents itself, use it! No matter how tiny an opportunity it may be, use it!

The first essentials, of course, is to know what you want.

The great successful men of the world have used their imaginations.