Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

To establish true self-esteem, we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.

Now what should happen when you make a mistake is this: You take your knocks, you learn your lessons and then you move on. That’s the healthiest way to deal with a problem.

Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail. Trusting in Him who can go with me, and remain with you, and be everywhere for good, let us confidently hope that all will yet be well.

I’m not perfect. And who knows how many times I’ve fallen short. We all fall short. That’s the amazing thing about the grace of God.

Remember your dreams and fight for them. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible:the fear of failure.

What though strength fails? Boldness is certain to win praise. In mighty enterprises, it is enough to have had the determination.

The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. Whenever evil wins, it is only by default; by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles.

The minute you get away from fundamentals—whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation—the bottom can fall out of your game, your schoolwork, your job, whatever you're doing.

The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision.