When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...

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

Things may come to those who wait but only the things left by those who hustle.

Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

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

I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.

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

I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.

Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!

Plan your work - work your plan. Lack of system produces that 'I'm swamped' feeling.

The superior man thinks only of virtue; the common man thinks only of comfort.

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!

Our life is what our thoughts make it.

The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.

Life is 10 percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.

Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.