Every individual has his own style, his own way of presenting himself on and off the field.

Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face.

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my axe.

A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.

It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.

Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be. If we do our best, we are a success.

When asked, 'How do you write?' I invariably answer, 'one word at a time.'

He who will not economize will have to agonize.

It’s not about what it is, it’s about what it can become.

It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.

Don't mistake activity with achievement.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal

If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius.

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.