Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.

Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.

Children need models rather than critics.

Children need models rather than critics.

I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally.

I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally.

Then sing, young hearts that are full of cheer, with never a thought of sorrow; the old goes out, but read more

Then sing, young hearts that are full of cheer, with never a thought of sorrow; the old goes out, but the glad young year comes merrily in tomorrow.

What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when read more

What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them. They have read more

Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them. They have developed the opportunity that was at hand.

People who enjoy what they are doing invariably do it well.

People who enjoy what they are doing invariably do it well.