Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents
are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, read more

Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents
are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to
us. We have to build it piece by piece-by thought, choice, courage and
determination.

Guts are a combination of confidence, courage, conviction, strength of
character, stick-to-itiveness, pugnaciousness, backbone, and intestinal
fortitude. They are mandatory read more

Guts are a combination of confidence, courage, conviction, strength of
character, stick-to-itiveness, pugnaciousness, backbone, and intestinal
fortitude. They are mandatory for anyone who wants to get to and stay at
the top.

I've discovered that numerous peak performers use the skill of mental rehearsal of visualization. They mentally run through important events read more

I've discovered that numerous peak performers use the skill of mental rehearsal of visualization. They mentally run through important events before they happen.

Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or
anything outside ourselves will affect us.

Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or
anything outside ourselves will affect us.

People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked
while others have idled, have perservered while others read more

People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked
while others have idled, have perservered while others gave up in despair,
and have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial,
industry, and singleness of purpose. As a result, they enjoy in later life
the success often erroneously attributed to good luck.

There are three ingredients in the good life: yearning, learning, and
earning.

There are three ingredients in the good life: yearning, learning, and
earning.

Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.

Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.

My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never
happened.

My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never
happened.

Putting off an easy thing makes it hard, and putting off a hard one makes it impossible.

Putting off an easy thing makes it hard, and putting off a hard one makes it impossible.