The fact is, that to do anything in the world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can.

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.

Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us

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

The best way out is always through.

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret to outward success.

Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.

Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?

Every ceiling, when reached, becomes a floor, upon which one walks as a matter of course and prescriptive right.

but a man of value Try not to become a man of success