Success is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty to those for whom you work, and persistence.

There are no secrets to success; Don't waste time looking for them.

The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting in above-average effort.

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning form failure.

Reluctance to use military force is an American military tradition. Since war is ultimately a political act, not a military act, gives political tools the opportunity to work first.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.

Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in (consequence) is enough to bury those who did not return.

Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it is the slogan of the complacent, the arrogant or the scared. It's an excuse for inaction, a call to non-arms.