If you're trying to take a roomful of people by surprise, it's a lot easier to hit your targets if you don't yell going through the door.
Greatness is more than potential. It is the execution of that potential. Beyond the raw talent. You need the appropriate training. You need the discipline. You need the inspiration. You need the drive.
If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is "thank you," that would suffice.
There are admirable potentialities in every human being. Believe in your strength and your youth. Learn to repeat endlessly to yourself, 'It all depends on me.'
I sent the club a wire stating, PLEASE ACCEPT MY RESIGNATION. I DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY CLUB THAT WILL ACCEPT ME AS A MEMBER.
Temptation rarely comes in working hours. It is in their leisure time that men are made or marred.
Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need.