Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.
Though the road's been rocky it sure feels good to me.
Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.
A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.
A man can't soar too high, when he flies with his own wings.
To go too far is as bad as to fall short.
Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
A lot of legends, a lot of people, have come before me. But this is my time.
The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
In winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move.
People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.
Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
