One only gets to the top rung of the ladder by steadily climbing up one at a time, and suddenly all sorts of powers, all sorts of abilities which you thought never belonged to you- suddenly become within your own possibility and you think, 'Well, I'll have a go, too.'

Of course, people tell me that I shouldn't gloat. Well, I am gloating.

People think that at the top there isn't much room. They tend to think of it as an Everest. My message is that there is tons of room at the top.

Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.

The grass is not, in fact, always greener on the other side of the fence. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When cr…

Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common.

You don't have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things - to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals. T…