What keeps so many people back is simply unwillingness to pay the price, to make the exertion, the effort to sacrifice their ease and comfort.

The waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is appalling

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment, it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.

There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others believe in us

No man is beaten until his hope is annihilated, his confidence gone. As long as a man faces life hopefully, confidently, triumphantly, he is not a failure; he is not beaten until he turns his back on life.

Maintaining a comfort zone can, paradoxically, lead to discomfort in the long run.