They say Rome wasn't built in a day, but I wasn't on that particular job.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.

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

You shape your own destiny.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Whatever lifts the corners of your mouth, trust that.

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain.

Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.

It may have been in pieces, but I gave you the best of me.

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

Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal power comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out.

Find out who you are and do it on purpose.

For every dark night, there's a brighter day

If you don't know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.

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