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

I will never be by violence constrained to do anything.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.

Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.

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

My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow.

Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.

There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.

Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die; and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life. Both life and death are parts of the same Great Adventure.

I am the captain of my soul.

If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.

I dream my painting and I paint my dream.

I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble

I love those who can smile in trouble...

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.

Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.