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

Surround yourself only with people who are going to take you higher.

The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.

Listen to many, speak to a few.

First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.

Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

We're lost, but we're making good time

My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.

People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.

The number one problem that keeps people from winning in the United States today is lack of belief in themselves.

Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.

A thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for.

It's always too early to quit.

I can never stand still. I must explore and experiment. I am never satisfied with my work. I resent the limitations of my own imagination.

I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.

Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.

The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.

You got to get it while you can.

Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.

You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible.