More men are beaten than fail. It is not wisdom they need or money, or brilliance, or "pull," but just plain gristle and bone.

Tough times don't last, tough people do."

Shoot for the moon- and if you don't get what you want, you'll still be among the stars. By making big plans and working for them, you change. You become somebody else. So even if you fail and don't get what you planned, you're somebody else. You'll say, "That's ok, I'll go do this other terrific thing.

Goals help you overcome short-term problems.

The capacity to surmount failure without being discouraged is the chief asset of every person who attains outstanding success in any calling.

no one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.

Every great leader of the past, whose record I have examined, was beset by difficulties and met with temporary defeat before arriving.

Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.

In the environment, every victory is temporary, every defeat permanent.

I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can't be done.

If you see 10 troubles coming down the road, you can be sure 9 will go in the ditch and you have only one to battle with.

The best way out of a difficulty is through it.