"There are people who make things happen, there are people who watch things happen, and there are people who wonder what happened. To be successful, you need to be a person who makes things happen."

"I've always loathed the necessity of sleep. Like death, it puts even the most powerful men on their backs."

“A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit”

“There are things which must cause you to lose your reason or you have none to lose”

"Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny."