The greatest achievements of men, were at first, nothing but dreams of the minds of men who knew that dreams are the seedlings of all achievements. A burning desire, to be and to do, is the starting point, from which the dreamer must take off
Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.
All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination, Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth.
Tell the audience what you’re going to say, say it; then tell them what you’ve said.
Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind’s eye, and you will be drawn toward it.
You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind.
Understand this law and you will then know, beyond room for the slightest doubt, that you are constantly punishing yourself for every wrong you commit and rewarding yourself for every act of constructive conduct in which you indulge.
If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.
Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident.
Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic.
There is only one way… to get anybody to do anything. And that is by making the other person want to do it.
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.
Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win – essential to success.
It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.
Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism – and wars.
The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like.
