A life lived with integrity even if it lacks the trappings of fame and fortune is a shining star in whose light others may follow in the years to come.

Communism is like prohibition, it is a good idea, but it won"t work. read more

• Thought Communism Like Prohibition Good Idea Won Work

A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. read more

• Thought Good Plan Today Better Perfect Tomorrow

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There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child. read more

• Thought Friendship Love Like Parent for Child

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. read more

• Thought Kind Words Short Easy Speak Their Echoes Truly Endless

I took to the life of a cowboy like a horse takes to oats. read more

• Thought Took Life Cowboy Like Horse Takes Oats

Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. read more

• Thought Failure Our Teacher Undertaker Delay Defeat Temporary Detour Dead End Something Avoid by Saying Nothing Doing

The secret to productive goal setting is in establishing clearly defined goals, writing them down and then focusing on them several times a day with words, pictures and emotions as if we"ve already achieved them. read more

• Thought Secret Productive Goal Setting Establishing Clearly Defined Goals Writing Them Down Focusing Several Times Day Words Pictures Emotions Achieved

If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won"t, you most assuredly won"t. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad. read more

• Thought Believe Probably Won Most Assuredly Belief Ignition Switch Gets Off Launching Pad

Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience. read more

• Thought Become Much Expert Stop Gaining Expertise View Life Continuous Learning Experience

Habits begin as offhanded remarks, ideas and images. And then, layer upon layer, through practice, they grow from cobwebs into cables that shackle or strengthen our lives. read more

• Thought Habits Begin Offhanded Remarks Ideas Images Layer Upon Practice They Grow from Cobwebs Cables Shackle Strengthen Our Lives