Freedom and independence form my character.

It's not whether you got knocked down; it's whether you get back up.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn't prevent you doing well, and don't regret the things it interferes with. Don't be disabled in spirit as well as physically.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.

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

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.

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

The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?

Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.

Don't find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain

Improvement makes strait roads, but the crooked roads without Improvement, are roads of Genius.

All wealth is the product of labor.

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

You are never too old to become younger!

Don?t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.

Only when I fall do I get up again.