"The barriers are not erected which can say to aspiring talents and industry, 'Thus far and no farther.' "

"There is one thing alone that stands the brunt of life throughout its course; a quiet conscience."

"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together."

"Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for."

"Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get."

"Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood...Make big plans, aim high in hope and work."

"Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, in short in all management of human affairs."

"Become a possibleitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities -- always see them, for they are always there."

"Going into business for yourself, becoming an entrepreneur, is the modern-day equivalent of pioneering on the old frontier."

"The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher."

"The future has several names. For the weak, it is the impossible. For the fainthearted, it is the unknown. For the thoughtful and valiant, it is the ideal."

"Act as if you were already happy, and that will tend to make you happy."

"Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already."

"Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus when the limo breaks down."

"The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators."

"Managers are people who do things right, and leaders are people who do the right thing."

"Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger."

"Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game."

"What it comes down to is that anybody can win with the best horse. What makes you good is if you can take the second- or third-best horse and win."

"To me success can only be achieved through repeated failure and introspection. In fact, success represents 1 percent of your work that results from the 99 percent that is called failure."