I firmly believe that any man's finest hour is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.

One who is serious all day will never have a good time, while one who is frivolous all day will never establish a household.

The heights by great men reached and kept Where not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night.

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.

I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you're a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you'll win—if you don't, you won't.

Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and they will come forth later in uglier ways.