We fall forward to succeed.

Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.

A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.

For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

Every achievement, big or small, begins in your mind.

A good goal is like a strenuous exercise - it makes you stretch.

Never give up, because you never know if the next try is going to be the one that works.

The greatest pollution problem we face today is negativity. Eliminate the negative attitude and believe you can do anything. Replace 'if I can, I hope, maybe' with 'I can, I will, I must.

No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important.

Sandwich every bit of criticism between two heavy layers of praise.

Don't let the negatives of life control you. Rise above them. Use them as your stepping stones to go higher than you ever dreamed possible

How tragic it is to find that an entire lifetime is wasted in pursuit of distractions while purpose is neglected.

You know what they say about air and water when it comes to fire, don’t you?” she

I believe in the possibility of happiness if one cultivates intuition and outlives the grosser passions including optimism.

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true.

The poet, as a rule, is a half-man - a sissy, not a real person, and he is in no shape to lead real men in matters of blood, or courage.

Good never come of such evil, a happier end was not in nature to so unhappy a beginning.

I love the idea that more people would read short fiction. I think it's such a humanizing form. It softens the boundaries between people.

People's reputations are made in the bad times more than the good times.

My dad knew that if I wanted to make a career out of it, I needed to go to NASCAR rather than dirt racing. Personally, I like dirt racing a little bit more. It's a little more fun.