"Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, in short in all management of human affairs."

"Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. Prepare yourself in every way you can by increasing your knowledge and adding to your experience, so that you can make the most of opportunity when it occurs."

"The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings."

"Only those who respect others can be of real use to them."

"The real voyage of discovery consists of not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes."

"If money is your hope for independence, you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability."

"He, who every morning plans the transactions of the day, and follows that plan, carries a thread that will guide him through a labyrinth of the most busy life."

"In the long run, men hit only what they aim at."

"Give your workers more sophisticated jobs along with better tools, and you'll discover your employees will become more responsible and bring more intelligence to their work."

"My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging."

"A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves."

"The greatest of faults is to be conscious of none."

"The real voyage of discovery consists of not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes."

"Our vision controls the way we think and, therefore, the way we act...The vision we have of our jobs determines what we do and the opportunities we see or don't see."

"The way to do research is to attack the facts at the point of greatest astonishment."

"Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning." -- George S. Patton

"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself."

"A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves."

"Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character."

"Become a possibleitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities -- always see them, for they are always there."