“I didn’t know much about my Native American ancestry, but as I got older I became more interested in it.”

A small beginning that must be nurtured, developed, engineer, tinkered with, championed, tested, implemented and checked ideas have no value until they are implemented.

Every improvement or innovation begins with an idea. But an idea is only a possibility.

Don’t be concerned with what you can’t do. Work on what you can do – then count your blessings.

Without the ability to get new ideas, an organization stagnates and declines and will eventually be eliminated by competitors who do have fresh ideas.

Ideas are the engines of progress. They improve people’s lives by creating better ways to do things. They build and grow successful organizations and keep them healthy and prosperous.

Years ago I resolved that because I had no ancestry myself I would leave a record of which my children would be proud, and which might encourage them to still higher effort

It is the highest of earthly honors to be descended from the great and good. They alone cry out against a noble ancestry who have none of their own.