Robert A. Humphrey

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.

When you make a promise, keep it.

The world moves along at such a fast clip that we have little patience when things are slow, whether it’s the line at a supermarket or Internet access. We’ve become intolerant of those things that cannot be accelerated or skipped entirely. I can’t speed up the foundation work for a building, nor can I expect to play piano like Glenn Gould just because I want to.

If you want to be rich… don’t allow yourself the luxury of excuses.

If you aim at nothing, you will hit every time.

I’ve got to confess I’m a pragmatic optimist myself.

Do not let anyone tell you it cannot be done. No challenge can match the heart and fight and spirit of America. We will not fail. Our country will thrive and prosper again.

The best advice I can give to anyone going through a rough patch is to never be afraid to ask for help.

Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.

You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals.

The more people tell you it’s not possible, that it can’t be done, the more you should be absolutely determined to prove them wrong. Treat the word ‘impossible’ as nothing more than motivation.

It’s not what you’ve got, it’s what you use that makes a difference.

First they think you’re crazy, then they fight you, and then, all of a sudden, you change the world.

Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.