"In civil business, what first? Boldness. What's second and third? Boldness."

"In the long run, men hit only what they aim at."

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."

"It is easier to make money than to save it. One is exertion; the other, self-denial."

"I have never seen pessimists make anything work, or contribute anything of lasting value."

"I have learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances."