A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude

No battle plan survives contact with the enemy

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it

The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help them or concluded that you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership

Keep looking below surface appearances. Don't shrink from doing so just because you might not like what you find

The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny