
Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.

It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done.

Too bad Lassie didn't know how to ice skate, because then if she was in Holland on vacation in winter and someone said "Lassie, go skate for help," she could do it.

Steer easily through life by keeping a light touch on the controls, and a strong sense of humour.

To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world

Checking the results of a decision against its expectations shows executives what their strengths are, where they need to improve, and where they lack knowledge or information.

The art is not in making money, but in keeping it

Humility is the embarrassment you feel when you tell people how wonderful you are

Old age is fifteen years older than I am.

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.

Humility is rare because to have it you have to want nothing, yet when you have it you get everything.

If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.