If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not.

Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.

Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.

To give real service, you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money.

To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.

Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind.

No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess.

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.

With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.

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.

For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live.

If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.

Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.

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

Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you.

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

I will take fate by the throat; it will never bend me completely to its will.

You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

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