I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;
because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching read more

I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;
because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star.
I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far;
for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against read more

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of the
siren, till she transforms us into beasts.

Here is the simple but powerful rule... always give people more than they expect to get.

Here is the simple but powerful rule... always give people more than they expect to get.

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.

Our power is in our ability to decide.

Our power is in our ability to decide.

You put together the best team that you can with the players you've got, and replace those who aren't good read more

You put together the best team that you can with the players you've got, and replace those who aren't good enough.

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.

The latter part of a man's life is taken up in curing the follies,
prejudices, and false opinions he had read more

The latter part of a man's life is taken up in curing the follies,
prejudices, and false opinions he had contracted in the former.