It is no use saying 'we are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.

One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.

We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.

When things go wrong don't go with them

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves

All achievement, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.

It is easier for a tutor to command than to teach.

Well done is better than well said.

Please all, and you will please none.

If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up building us.

For the bureaucrat, the world is a mere object to be manipulated by him.

Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight

I readily absorb ideas from every source, frequently starting where the last person left off

If your business is only to sweep a crossing, remember it is your duty to make that crossing the best swept of the world.

The only 'break' anyone can afford to rely upon is a self-made 'break'.

Don't ever promise more than you can deliver, but always deliver more than you promise.

You can observe a lot just by watching.

Success is having a flair for the thing that you are doing, knowing that is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a sense of purpose.