Mediocrity is self-inflicted. Genius is self-bestowed.

Mediocrity is self-inflicted. Genius is self-bestowed.

to be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else means, read more

to be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else means, to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting.

A human being's first responsibility is to shake hands with himself.

A human being's first responsibility is to shake hands with himself.

The prudent person may direct a state, but it is the enthusiast who regenerates or ruins it.

The prudent person may direct a state, but it is the enthusiast who regenerates or ruins it.

Say yes to your Universe.

Say yes to your Universe.

When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.

When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.

You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.

You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.

Is not that a great principle for all of living? The people who will
really accomplish great things in life read more

Is not that a great principle for all of living? The people who will
really accomplish great things in life are those who are willing to
discipline their lives, who maintain their health, their vitality, their
efficiency through this process of rigorous disciplining of what they take
into their bodies and what they do in life. It's a very important thing in
terms of championship living.

If we don't see a failure as a challenge to modify our approach, but
rather as a problem with ourselves, read more

If we don't see a failure as a challenge to modify our approach, but
rather as a problem with ourselves, as a personality defect, we will
immediately feel overwhelmed.