An unclean person is universally a slothful one.

Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.

Many years ago, I concluded that a few hair shirts were part of the mental wardrobe of every man. The president differs from other men in that he has a more extensive wardrobe.

The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get.

I’m not good at talking about myself.

Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit.

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

Mastery passes often for egotism.

If you want to be a good writer, be the best writer in the world. That’s what I’ve done.

Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him.

At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.

I have learned that I really do have discipline, self-control, and patience. But they were given to me as a seed, and it’s up to me to choose to develop them.

The first story I finished was when I was six years old.

Could the young but realize how soon they will become mere walking bundles of habits, they would give more heed to their conduct while in the plastic state.

Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face.

Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.

As your career grows, the list of things that makes you happy should not become smaller, it should become bigger.

We are what we believe we are.

Give a man health and a course to steer, and he’ll never stop to trouble about whether he’s happy or not.

Whatever work you do, you think are you doing this for the good of the nation? That’s the basic training. The other basic training is discipline. Your life should be disciplined. The other thing they say is what work you get, do it well.

Everybody wants to be me. What can I say?

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices.

Few people realize that luck is created.

If you wake up whenever you want, and you slept for 10 hours, and you’re lazy getting out of bed, then I believe that affects your whole life in a negative way.

I’ve actually not read any books on time management.

Let each become all that he was created capable of being.

Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?

The flesh, or human nature, is generally lazy and self-centered.

They know enough who know how to learn.

There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.

I can be a cruel person.

I already am a product.

My goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining.

Culture is the process by which a person becomes all that they were created capable of being.

I try to live what I teach. A lot of things come against us in life, but we should try to find something to be grateful for, and see each day as a gift.

I think hygiene is so important.

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.

I created myself. I have taught myself so much.

Man seems to be the only animal whose food soils him, making necessary much washing and shield-like bibs and napkins. Moles living in the earth and eating slimy worms are yet as clean as seals or fishes, whose lives are one perpetual wash.

We choose what attitudes we have right now. And it’s a continuing choice.

The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.

Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.

Humility is not something that comes naturally. But it is a cardinal virtue that should be pursued more than any other.

It’s easy to forget who you are.

It is important for you to know who you are and who you may become. It is more important than what you do, even as vital as your work is and will be.

Ever since I was a little kid, I wanted to be in combat.

Maybe some people can wake up and play PlayStation all day, but that’s never been me.

Everyone who wills can hear the inner voice. It is within everyone.

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.

Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.

Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character.

The big question about how people behave is whether they’ve got an Inner Scorecard or an Outer Scorecard. It helps if you can be satisfied with an Inner Scorecard.

I just think it’s so important not to take yourself too seriously.

I want to appeal to everyone. Because I’m not saying I’m the best, but we the best.

The authority you establish must emerge naturally from your character, from the particular strengths you possess.

Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.

With realization of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world.

I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it’s better than college. People should educate themselves – you can get a complete education for no money. At the end of 10 years, I had read every book in the library and I’d written a thousand stories.