“The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them.”

“This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one...the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.”

“Life is no 'brief candle' to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible.”

“The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them.”