If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right.

If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be one nation gone under.

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing.

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

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.

To attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, but recovered from them.

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

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

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.

It's kind of fun to do the impossible.

All wealth is the product of labor.

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.

I don't care what people think or say about me, I know who I am.

Do not let it be your aim to be something, but to be someone.

You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!