IF PARENTS PASS ENTHUSIASM ALONG TO THEIR CHILDREN, THEY WILL LEAVE THEM AN ESTATE OF INCALCULABLE VALUE

Large portions of life's disappointments are individuals who did not understand that they were so near achievement when they surrendered.

Be courageous! Have faith! Go forward.

People are not remembered by how few times they fail, but by how often they succeed. Every wrong step is another step forward

Somewhere between the ages of eleven and fifteen, the average child begins to suffer from an atrophy, the paralysis of curiosity and the suspension of the power to observe. The trouble, I should judge, to lie with the schools.

I never quit until I get what I want.

My mother was the making of me. She was so true and so sure of me, I felt that I had someone to live for - someone I must not disappoint. The memory of my mother will always be a blessing to me.