I have failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeeded.

He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.

I dream, I test my dreams against my beliefs, I dare to take risks, and I execute my vision to make those dreams come true.

Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.

We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.

Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.

The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.

A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.

The No. 1 reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.

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

Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.

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

The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action.

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.

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.

Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice; and yet everybody is content to hear.

Real excellence does not come cheaply. A certain price must be paid in terms of practice, patience, and persistence—natural ability notwithstanding.

To be able to practice five things everywhere under the heaven constitutes perfect virtue. . . gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.

We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobiles rather than by the quality of our service and relationship to mankind.

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.

Success. Four flights Thursday morning. All against twenty-one mile winds. Started from level with engine power alone. Average speed through air thirty-one miles. Longest fifty-nine seconds.

The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.

A series of failures may culminate in the best possible result.

The man who earns a million, but destroys his health in the process is not really a success.