A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. His own inherent force and energy compel things to turn out as he desires.

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The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it...

The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it...

Analyzing what you haven't got as well as what you have is a necessary ingredient...

Analyzing what you haven't got as well as what you have is a necessary ingredient...

We fail to see that we can control our destiny; make ourselves do whatever is...

We fail to see that we can control our destiny; make ourselves do whatever is...

The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better...

The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better...

A good system shortens the road to the goal.

A good system shortens the road to the goal.

There is no failure for the man who realizes his power, who never knows when...

There is no failure for the man who realizes his power, who never knows when...

There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half...

There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half...

The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most...

The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most...

It is like the seed put in the soil - the more one sows, the...

It is like the seed put in the soil - the more one sows, the...

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter...

No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter...

There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful...

There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful...

Opportunities? They are all around us. There is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the...

Opportunities? They are all around us. There is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the...

Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never...

Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never...

Opportunity always looks bigger going than coming.

Opportunity always looks bigger going than coming.

Your outlook upon life, your estimate of yourself, your estimate of your value are largely...

Your outlook upon life, your estimate of yourself, your estimate of your value are largely...

There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others...

There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others...

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment;...

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment;...

It is what we do easily and what we like to do that we do...

It is what we do easily and what we like to do that we do...

Every youth owes it to himself and to the world to make the most possible...

Every youth owes it to himself and to the world to make the most possible...