The man who lives for himself is a failure; the man who lives for others has achieved true success.
There is no sound basis upon which it may be assumed that all poor men are godly and all rich men are evil, no more than it could be assumed that all rich men are good and all poor men are bad.
If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.
Often we have no choice about doing things, but we can always choose how to do them.
Just a moment ago nature put on one of its most spectacular demonstrations.
There is only one person with whom to compete and that is yourself. Keep aiming to surpass your own best performance and ever strive to reach higher levels.
Happiness will never come if it's a goal in itself; happiness is a by-product of a commitment of worthy causes.
The man who lives for himself is a failure. Even if he gains much wealth, position or fortune, he is still a failure. The man who lives for others has achieved true success. A rich man who consecrates his wealth and his position to the good of humanity is a success.
Through persistence, self-knowledge, prayer, commitment, optimism, a resolute trust in God and the building of your own personal moral strength, you can enjoy the blessings of a deeper faith and face the difficulties of life with courage and confidence.
When we have peace in our hearts, we also have love in our hearts and good will toward all men.
... not mere achievement, but rather the more difficult feat of handling your life efficiently. It means to be a success as a person; controlled, organized, not part of the world's problems, but part of its cure. ... of being creative individuals.
Only the person who risks is truly free. A man's conquest of himself dwarfs the conquest of Mt. Everest.
Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you.
One of the greatest of all principles is that men can do what they think they can do.
Go to inspirational meetings, get to know men and women who are doing inspiring things. Above all, run as hard as you can from the cynics and gripers and the negativists. They are not going anywhere. You are.
Once we roared like lions for liberty; now we bleat like sheep for security! The solution for America's problem is not in terms of big government, but it is in big men over whom nobody stands in control but God.
Nothing can stand in the way of the man who focuses his entire self on a problem.
Always remember that problems contain values that have improvement potential.
When we start focusing on things we can do and don't think so much about the things we can't do, things really start to happen
It takes struggle, a goal and enthusiasm to make a champion.
I really believe kids want to do well. It's a coach's job to create an environment for them to be successful.
Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture...Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.
Take a new look at your present "impossible." Consider positive ways to handle it.