Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity that was at hand.

Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance.

Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think there are no little things.

If you expect perfection from people your whole life is a series of disappointments, grumblings and complaints. If, on the contrary, you pitch your expectations low, taking folks as the inefficient creatures which they are, you are frequently surprised by having them perform better than you had hoped.