"I do not believe in excuses. I believe in hard work as the prime solvent of life’s problems." ― James Cash Penney Topic(s): Life More From James Cash Penney "The keystone of successful business is cooperation. Friction retards progress." "Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are." "The five separate fingers are five independent units. Close them and the fist multiplies strength. This is organization." More In Life "I started to send my work to journals when I was 26, which was just a question of when I got the courage up. They were mostly journals I had been reading for the previous six or seven years."― Marilyn Hacker "If you’re climbing the ladder of life, you go rung by rung, one step at a time. Don’t look too far up, set your goals high but take one step at a time. Sometimes you don’t think you’re progressing until you step back and see how high you’ve really gone."― Donny Osmond "Our heavenly Father understands our disappointment, suffering, pain, fear, and doubt. He is always there to encourage our hearts and help us understand that He’s sufficient for all of our needs. When I accepted this as an absolute truth in my life, I found that my worrying stopped."― Charles Stanley