One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.
A consultant is someone who saves his client almost enough to pay his fee.
Expecting something for nothing is the most popular form of hope.
Nothing splendid was ever created in cold blood. Heat is required to forge anything. Every great accomplishment is the story of a flaming heart.
A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.
A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.
Fear is the lengthened shadow of ignorance.
The trouble with the future is that is usually arrives before we're ready for it.
Happy is the person who knows what to remember of the past, what to enjoy in the present, and what to plan for in the future.
It is harder to conceal ignorance than to acquire knowledge.
Telling a teenager the facts of life is like giving a fish a bath.
Make your life a mission - not an intermission.
In life, as in football, you won't go far unless you know where the goalposts are.
The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion.
Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.
Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time.
What the country needs are a few labor-making inventions.
Live so that your friends can defend you but never have to.
All some folks want is their fair share and yours.
Ideas not coupled with action never become bigger than the brain cells they occupied.
