A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with – a man is what he makes of himself.

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good.

It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

We all want progress, but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.

Let the path be open to talent.

A lot of times, people feel that if they forgive the person who hurt them, then they will continue to take advantage of them or not take responsibility for what they did wrong.

Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else’s hands, but not you.

He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest.

When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package.

I think that I am better than the people who are trying to reform me.

The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become.

Anything I do, I want to do it well.

Always recognize that human individuals are ends, and do not use them as means to your end.

Shun no toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other; yet do not devote yourself to one branch exclusively. Strive to get clear notions about all. Give up no science entirely; for science is but one.

Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.

Always first draw fresh breath after outbursts of vanity and complacency.

One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

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 sure like everyone else I’m not always the happiest if I don’t do a good job in quali or the race or whatever, so I think beating myself up sometimes makes me work harder.

I don’t think about the end game. I’ve got lots to occupy my mind. It’s the rage that keeps me going.

The only answer to fear is faith in God, knowing He loves you unconditionally and individually.

I decided to pursue music, so I dropped out of school and I told my parents I didn’t want any money from them. I got three jobs and I just hit the ground running.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

I’m always trying. Between every book, I think, ‚Well now, it’s time to get down to the serious stuff.‘

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives.

Competition is a sin.

Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress.

We all have possibilities we don’t know about. We can do things we don’t even dream we can do.

You sort of start thinking anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.

It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.

Unwearied ceaseless effort is the price that must be paid for turning faith into a rich infallible experience.

There is no man living that can not do more than he thinks he can.

I find only freedom in the realms of eccentricity.

When I wake up, I expect things to be good. If they’re not, then I try to set about trying to make them as good as I can ‚cause I know I’m gonna have to live that day anyway. So why not try to make the most of it if you can? Some days, they pan out a little better than others, but you still gotta always just try.

Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the stars.

We identify in our experience a differentiation between what we do and what happens to us.

An unclean person is universally a slothful one.

Just remember, you can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.

It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat somebody.

The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that.

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.

It’s absolutely normal that different human beings want to go different ways.

People and organizations don’t grow much without delegation and completed staff work because they are confined to the capacities of the boss and reflect both personal strengths and weaknesses.

Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.

I think of myself more as a sportsman than I do an artist.

One’s past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should be judged.

Transformation literally means going beyond your form.

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‚I’m possible‘!

A man’s character is his fate.

There are no second acts in American lives.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

I’m my own worst critic, and if I don’t pull off what I think I wanted to do in my head, then I won’t be a happy girl.

I vividly remember a conversation I had many years ago in 1974, which marked a turning point in my leadership journey. I was sitting at a Holiday Inn with my friend, Kurt Campmeyer, when he asked me if I had a personal growth plan. I didn’t. In fact, I didn’t even know you were supposed to have one.

Genius is patience.

If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk.

I’m sure a lot of people out there make mistakes.

I go to assume a task more difficult than that which devolved upon Washington. Unless the great God, who assisted him, shall be with me and aid me, I must fail; but if the same omniscient mind and almighty arm that directed and protected him shall guide and support me, I shall not fail – I shall succeed.

Practice yourself, for heaven’s sake in little things, and then proceed to greater.

Without discipline, there’s no life at all.