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

"The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail."

"Education comes from within; you get it by struggle and effort and thought."

"Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind's eye, and you will be drawn toward it."

"Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements."

"Understand this law and you will then know, beyond room for the slightest doubt, that you are constantly punishing yourself for every wrong you commit and rewarding yourself for every act of constructive conduct in which you indulge."

"It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served."

"Reduce your plan to writing. The moment you complete this, you will have definitely given concrete form to the intangible desire."

"One must marry one's feelings to one's beliefs and ideas. That is probably the only way to achieve a measure of harmony in one's life."

"Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success."

"A goal is a dream with a deadline."

"When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve."

"It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project."

"Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness."

"Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought."