I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.

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.

This is the mark of a really admirable man: steadfastness in the face of trouble.

Suppose your whole world seems to rock on its foundations. Hold on steadily, let it rock, and when the rocking is over, the picture will have reassembled itself into something much nearer to your heart's desire.

There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go through with.

Plans will get you into things, but you have got to work your way out.

Not all storms come to disrupt your life. Some come to clear your path.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.

There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits.

Plant seeds of expectation in your mind; cultivate thoughts that anticipate achievement. Believe in yourself as being capable of overcoming all obstacles and weaknesses.

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it—but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.

To remain indifferent to the challenges we face is indefensible. If the goal is noble, whether or not it is realized within our lifetime is largely irrelevant. What we must do therefore is to strive and persevere and never give up.

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.

One would think it would be most unwise in a man to be afraid of a skeleton, since Nature has set curious and quite insuperable obstacles to his running away from it.

Against all odds and despite all the obstacles, we are going to make it.

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

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.

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

The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it's the same problem you had last year.

The common denominator of happy and successful people is that they spend their time with other happy and successful people.

What I wanted was to be allowed to do the thing in the world that I did best, which I believed then and believe now, is the greatest privilege there is. When I did that, success found me.