We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

Out of intense complexities intense simplicities emerge.

Never stand begging for what one has the power to earn.

When I give, I give myself.

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.

The man with no imagination has no wings.

I don't care what people think or say about me, I know who I am.

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned

I'm sorry I wrote you such a long letter; I didn't have time to write a short one.

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

You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

There are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; its what we do with them that's important.

In winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move.

Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you’ve ever imagined.

No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself.

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

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 got to get it while you can.