Well done is better than well said.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Wherever you are - be all there.
But mostly, it's a book about my relationship with my father.
And partly, the worst thing you could do in my family was need something from someone. So physical strength represented an avenue of self-sufficiency to me.