And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

You have to work hard to get to the top of your game. I think every writer has doubts! I still do all the time.

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

It's always too early to quit.

There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.

You lose nothing when fighting for a cause ... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

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

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention ... arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

In winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move.

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone.

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?

Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.

As long as I'm in great shape, nobody beats me, for sure.

Our life is what our thoughts make it.

If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.

Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.

You can't live a perfect day until you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

What's the world's greatest lie?... It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate.