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

Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.

People should pursue what they're passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.

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

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

A sudden dart when a little over a hundred feet from the end of the track, or a little over 120 feet from the point at which it rose into the air, ended the flight.

Be not ashamed women, ... You are the gates of the body, and you are the gates of the soul.

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are

You have to make the rules, not follow them.

If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a way of saying it that is a little bit special.

I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it.

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it's about having a lot of options.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

I do not care so much what I am to others as I care what I am to myself.

Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.

When I'm inspired, I get excited because I can't wait to see what I'll come up with next.

If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.

Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.