“‘If only’ is the excuse of the loser; ‘I can’ is the affirmation of the winner.”

Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.

Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. It should challenge us to new heights of accomplishments, not pull us to new depths of despair. From honest failure can come valuable experience.

The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strenghs; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

The greatest failure is the failure to try.

We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.

Happiness is an inside job.

Will someone else’s life be brighter tomorrow, because of what you have done today?

Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.

Our words reveal our thoughts; our manners mirror our self-esteem; our actions reflect our character; our habits predict the future.

Words, like tranquil waters behind a dam, can become reckless and uncontrollable torrents of destruction when released without caution and wisdom.

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.

There is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.

Trying is the first step toward failure.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena: whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.

Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure.

If a financial institution is too big to fail, it is too big to exist.

Failure is acceptable. but not trying is a whole different ball park.

One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.

The real test is not whether you avoid failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it.

Failure is only the opportunity to begin again. Only this time, more wisely.