“Most people like hard work, particularly when they’re paying for it.”

Every man should have a college education in order to show him how little the thing is really worth.

A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them.

You can lead a boy to college, but you cannot make him think.

Where parents do too much for their children, the children will not do much for themselves.

God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.

The fool is not the man who merely does foolish things. The fool is the man who does not know enough to cash in on his foolishness.

The greatest mistake a person can make is to be afraid of making one.

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.

In order to have friends, you must first be one.

Everything comes too late for those who only wait.

Be yourself and think for yourself, and while your conclusions may not be infallible they will be nearer right than the inclusions forced upon you by those who have a personal interest in keeping you in ignorance.

It is easy to get everything you want, provided you first learn to do without the things you cannot get.

Reason: The arithmetic of the emotions.

We will not be dictated to by men with less intelligence, energy, initiative and ambition than we ourselves possess.

What we call God’s justice is only man’s idea of what he would do if he were God.

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.

The hard work of the future will be pushing buttons.

There are many people who can do big things, but there are very few people who will do the small things.

Genius is 1% talent and 99% percent hard work.

To achieve something you have never achieved before you must become someone you have never been.

Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place – that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.

A good motto to live by: ‘Always try not to get killed.

Good things aren’t supposed to just fall into your lap. God is very generous, but He expects you to do your part first.