The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes.

The most glowing successes are but reflections of an inner fire.

Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes.

Someone receives a promotion, gets an important assignment, makes a major discovery, or moves into the president's office. He's lucky, an envious person remarks. He gets the breaks; they're always in his favor. In reality, luck or the breaks of life had little or nothing to do with it. So-called luck usually is found at the exact point where preparation meets opportunity. For a time, an individual may get ahead by pull, but eventually someone with push will displace him. Success is not due to a fortuitous concourse of stars at our birth, but to a steady trail of sparks from the grindstone of hard work each day.

Freedom is the opportunity to make decisions...

Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes; lesser ones exist on wishes and inclinations.