“You can get discouraged many times, but you are not a failure until you begin to blame somebody else and stop trying.”

“You can fail many times, but you're not a failure until you begin to blame somebody else.”

“A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.”

“Self-pity is the bestiality of emotions: it absolutely disgusts people. When you're feeling pity for yourself, and somebody says to you 'You think maybe it's time for the pity party to be over? You should stop feeling sorry for yourself and try to think positive,' it makes you wish you could saw their head off.”

“You are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes”

“A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did.”

“Look underfoot. You are always nearer to the true sources of your power than you think. The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. Don't despise your own place and hour. Every place is the center of the world.”