Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion'.

Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die; and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life. Both life and death are parts of the same Great Adventure.

Victory is for those who can say 'Victory is mine'. Success is for those who can begin saying 'I will succeed' and say 'I have succeeded' in the end.

Argue not concerning God,re-examine all that you have been told at church or school or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your soul

When I'm inspired, I get excited because I can't wait to see what I'll come up with next.

You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.

There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession.

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.

How long should you try? Until.

Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.

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

He that can have patience can have what he will.

The person who takes no chances generally has to take whatever is left when others are through choosing.

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are

Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

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.

Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.

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

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