Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.

Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.

Every time I try to define a perfectly stable person, I am appalled by the dullness of that person.

Every time I try to define a perfectly stable person, I am appalled by the dullness of that person.

Discipline is wisdom and vice versa.

Discipline is wisdom and vice versa.

We can do anything we want. The next time you hear yourself saying, to
another-and especially yourself-"I Can't," take a read more

We can do anything we want. The next time you hear yourself saying, to
another-and especially yourself-"I Can't," take a deep breath
and say instead, "My resources are otherwise engaged.

Here is little Effie's head. Her brains are made of gingerbread. When
the judgement day comes, God will find six read more

Here is little Effie's head. Her brains are made of gingerbread. When
the judgement day comes, God will find six crumbs. Stooping by the coffin
lid waiting for something to rise as the something's always did. Imagine
His surprise, bellowing above the general noise, "Where is Effie? She
was dead." Back to God in a tiny voice: "My name's Maybe."
The first crumb said. The number two crumb picked up the song.
"Might, I'm called. I've done no wrong." Cried the third crumb,
"I am Should. Here's our little brother Could and my big sister
Would. Don't punish us for we've been good." And the last crumb, with
some shame, whispered unto God, "My name is Must and with the others,
we've been Effie, who isn't alive and never was. Cross the threshold have
no dread. Lift the sheet back in this way.

If we do not change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are
headed.

If we do not change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are
headed.

When nothing seems to help, I go look at a stonecutter hammering away at
his rock perhaps a hundred times read more

When nothing seems to help, I go look at a stonecutter hammering away at
his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it.
Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was
not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before.

What's more important-your goal, or others' opinions of your goal.

What's more important-your goal, or others' opinions of your goal.

Guts are a combination of confidence, courage, conviction, strength of character, stick-to-itiveness, pugnaciousness, backbone, and intestinal fortitude. They are mandatory read more

Guts are a combination of confidence, courage, conviction, strength of character, stick-to-itiveness, pugnaciousness, backbone, and intestinal fortitude. They are mandatory for anyone who wants to get to and stay at the top.