Theodore N. Vail

Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not.

Wherever you see a successful business, someone once made courageous decision.

It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the do’er, the achiever – the one who recognizes the challenge and does something about it.

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

Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.

One does not always do the best there is. One does the best one can. – Catherine the Great

Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity.

People who exercise their embryonic freedom day after day, little by little, expand that freedom. People who do not will find that it withers until they are literally being lived. They are acting out scripts written by parents, associates and society.

Keep on trying… each failure is one step closer to a success.

It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.

The most important investment you can make is in yourself.

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.

Go as far as you can see and you will see further.

I’m so optimistic, I’d go after Moby Dick in a rowboat and take the tartar sauce with me.

Just remember, you can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.