“Rhetoric is no substitute for reality.” 

Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

To change one’s life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.

Change is the end result of all true learning.

Never confuse motion with action.

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

“They are ALWAYS happy and don’t even have to make an effort to be this way. What is their secret? Why them and not me? I used to wonder. Some people are born with a temperament that makes it easy for them to look on the bright side, but even they have to make choices about their thoughts and attitudes toward life. Any person, no matter how naturally inclined they are toward good moods, can have sour, negative thoughts if they don’t choose differently. Your mind, mouth, moods, and attitudes are all intricately connected. First you think, and then your thoughts turn into words that you speak, and the” 

“Experience gives us confidence, but we never get experience unless we step out and try things we have not tried before.” 

“We only have one life to give, and we should be careful who and what we give it to.” 

Suspicion comes out of the unrenewed mind; discernment comes out of the renewed spirit.” 

“Do yourself a favor and forgive anyone that has anything against you. Do it as an act of faith and trust God to change and heal your emotions. Pray for your enemies and never say another unkind thing about them. It is the only way you can move past the pain and begin to heal.” 

“An affirmation to say everyday:

“Strive for excellence, not perfection, because we don't live in a perfect world.” 

A brilliant man would find a way not to fight a war.

“Life has the name of life, but in reality it is death.” 

“Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant.”

“What interests me in life is curiosity, challenges, the good fight with its victories and defeats.”

“Life sometimes separates people so that they can realize how much they mean to each other.”

Most people fail in life because they major in minor things

You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.

You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.

A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope