When an archer misses the mark, he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bull's--eye is never the fault of the target. To improve your aim, improve yourself.

We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.

Reality doesn't go away when it is ignored.

The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.

Everybody, sooner or later, sits down to a banquet of consequences.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.

It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.

He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames no one has arrived.

There are a thousand excuses for failure but never a good reason.

The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.