Admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.

Seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals; but enjoy to the full resources that are within thy reach.

There are slavish souls who carry their appreciation of favors done them so far that they strangle themselves with the rope of gratitude.

When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing.

A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than they need.

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible. The kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.

No duty is more urgent than giving thanks.

I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life—and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.

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.

Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.

Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them, they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will sink out of sight.

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

Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.

Failure is part of success. There is no such thing as a bed of roses all your life. But failure will never stand in the way of success if you learn from it.

It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure.

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