Too many people spend money they don't have to buy things they don't need to impress people they don't like.

“The will must be stronger than the skill.”

I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather....Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car...

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs - - Jolted by every pebble in the road.

Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."

If you don't have time to do something right, when are you going to find the time to fix it?

Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.

“In a world where the big things are overwhelming; it’s the little things that make the biggest difference.”

"All you have to do is know where you're going. The answers will come to you of their own accord."

It is easier to come up with a new idea than to let go of the old ones.

A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.

I will prepare, and some day my chance will come.

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

"Remember, No decision IS a decision . . . to do nothing."

"Wait for them to become decadent and lazy." (Speaking of when is your enemy most vulnerable)

Those who anger you, control you.

You can tell how big a person is by what it takes to discourage them. The good ones keep grinding it out.

The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you do is who you become.

"Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers."

Most people add a page to their book of life as each day passes. Wise ones simply live out what they have written.

"It's easier to move from failure to success than from excuses to success. Great leaders don't make excuses."

The future is not some place we are going to but one we are creating. The paths to it are not found but made.

Don't measure success by how high one climbs but rather, how high one bounces when they hit bottom.

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have.

"Clean up your own backyard. Change by example. Just be the way you want others to be and hope they pay attention."