Difficulties melt away under tact.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

n order to capture someone's attention, you must allow them to have the mental and emotional space to let you in.

Not all races are run on a track. And not all finish lines are marked by ticker tape.

I used to have Mad Cow's disease, but I'm alright Nooooooooow.

Whatever we read from intense curiosity gives us a model of how we should always read.

Feelings are untidy.

It is good to be helpful and kindly, but don't give yourself to be melted into candle grease for the benefit of the tallow trade.

Romney still enjoys the Republicans' traditional advantage among voters who are veterans, but the Obama campaign is confident it can chip away at that.

Laughter scares off lust.

There is power in well-chosen words, and often there is equal power in silence. Learning when to talk and when to listen are among the most powerful skills you can develop.

There are a lot of millionaires being created in China. We should all be seeking that business, and I think there's enough to go around.