I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.

A liar will not be believed even when he speaks the truth.

You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there.

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.

You can't learn in school what the world is going to do next year.

You are never too old to become younger!

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.

In life, you need either inspiration or desperation.

There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. You feel it, don’t you?

When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.

Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.

Duty does not require any person to submit to the destruction of his personal ambitions and the right to live his own life in his own way.

To go too far is as bad as to fall short.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it's about having a lot of options.

I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.

We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.

Dare to be free, dare to go as far as your thought leads, and dare to carry that out in your life.