The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.
The greatest failure is the failure to try.
Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give.
Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently.
Christmas can be the end of emptiness and waywardness; The beginning of happiness and purposefulness.
The greatest hazard in life is to risk NOTHING.
What you believe is more important than what you possess. What you live is more lasting than what you profess. Whom you inspire is more significant than whom you impress.
Believe while others are doubting.
Before you speak, listen.
Commend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting.
This bright new year is given me.
Do you depend on others for motivation – or can you motivate yourself?
A second-class is a first-class mistake.
Happiness is an inside job.
Freedom’s enemies are waste, lethargy, indifference, immorality, and the insidious attitude of something for nothing.
The essence of life is to care. The beauty of life is to give.
Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings.
Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence.
Excellence without effort is as futile as progress without preparation.
Every day is a good day to examine our prime-time priorities.
Flying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.