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Hope is the parent of faith.

There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.

Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.

Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.

He who has put a good finish to his undertaking is said to have placed a golden crown to the whole.

One man has enthusiasm !0 minutes, another !0 days, but it is the man who has it !0 years who makes a success of his life.

The secret of the truly successful, I believe, is that they learned very early in life how not to be busy. They saw through that adage, repeated to me so often in childhood, that anything worth doing is worth doing well. The truth is, many things are worth doing only in the most slovenly, halfhearted fashion possible, and many other things are not worth doing at all.

Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.

Instead of looking at life as a narrowing funnel, we can see it ever widening to choose the things we want to do, to take the wisdom we've learned and create something.

People who come up with "It may not work" or "What are we going to do if it fails?" do not have the credentials to be businessmen. If there is only a 1 percent chance of success, a true businessperson sees that 1 percent as the spark to light a fire.

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.

Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.

Democracy without morality is impossible.

You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.

Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.

Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future--Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed, savored.

We will receive not what we idly wish for but what we justly earn. Our rewards will always be in exact proportion to our service.

We must be the epitome-the embodiment-of success. We must radiate success before it will come to us. We must first become mentally, from an attitude standpoint, the people we wish to become.

You don't need strength to let go of something. What you really need is understanding.