Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.
A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could
A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.
Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered.
It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.
The greatest sin is to think yourself weak
All wealth is the product of labor.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Only when I fall do I get up again.
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.
The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.
Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion'.
The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Gratitude is an illness suffered by dogs.
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.
So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.