You are today the result of your thoughts of yesterday, and the many yester days preceding it. You are forming today the mold for what you will be in the years to come.

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.

If a fellow's got guts he can always win

If you're young and reckless, you take risks pretty easily. And then - it's in your nature, I guess - but if you have some degree of success, not always, but some degree of success, it emboldens you to do more. And I guess, if you have some gambling genes in you somewhere, you get some genetic enjoyment of risk. Some people enjoy risk and some people hate it.

To be independent to my mind does not mean to be isolated, to be the priest or the Levite, but rather to be the good Samaritan. There is no real independence save only as we secure it through the law of service.

Tell yourself every morning as you go to work that you love your job. Think of it as interesting, even fascinating. By so doing you will ultimately get enthusiastic about your work — and you will undoubtedly do a better job.