If you can give your son or daughet only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.

It takes a real storm in the average person's life to make him realize how much worrying he has done over the squalls.

When you're through changing you're through.

The most important thing about getting somewhere is starting right where we are.

Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared to believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance.

If you expect perfection from other people your whole life is a series of disappointments grumbling and complaints. If on the contrary you pitch your expectations low taking folks as the inefficient creatures which they are you are frequently surprised by having them perform better than you had hoped.

Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstances.