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

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

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.

The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.

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

Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.

I can never stand still. I must explore and experiment. I am never satisfied with my work. I resent the limitations of my own imagination.

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.

Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there.

They alone live, who live for others.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself?

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

When every physical and mental resource is focused, one's power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously.

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life

Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.

Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.

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

The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.

In life, you need either inspiration or desperation.

Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.