I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
Ideas without action are worthless.
In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so.
Life will let you get away with something for a while, but sooner or later, you will pay the price. Everything you do in life causes the effects that you experience. When you get the bill, be prepared to pay.
Don’t say, “If I could, I would.” Say, “If I can, I will.”
It is not what happens that determines the major part of your future. What happens, happens to us all. It is what you do about what happens that counts.
I used to say, “I sure hope things will change.” Then I learned that the only way things are going to change for me is when I change.
You are what you are today because of the choices you made in the past.
It’s not what happens, it’s what you do that determines your future.
When you make a commitment, you create hope. When you keep a commitment you create trust!
You build trust with others each time you choose integrity over image, truth over convenience, or honor over personal gain.
Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.
A strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit.
Your life is the fruit of your own doing. You have no one to blame but yourself.
Do something about your life now.
It’s silly to try to escape other people’s faults. They are inescapable. Just try to escape your own.
Start with the man in the mirror. Start with yourself. Don’t be looking at all the other things. Start with you.
You are responsible for the predictable consequences of your actions.
What you do today creates every tomorrow.
It’s always easy to blame others. You can spend your entire life blaming the world, but your successes or failures are entirely your own.