The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.

I discover myself on the verge of a usual mistake.

To See a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.

All wealth is the product of labor.

We do not consider our principles as dogmas contained in books said to come from heaven. We derive our inspiration, not from heaven, or the unseen world, but directly from life.

I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.

Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.

A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

Life is 10 percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.

I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.

You say I started out with practically nothing, but that isn't correct. We all start with all there is, it's how we use it that makes things possible.

My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.

Know thyself.

For every dark night, there's a brighter day

Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.

To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If youre not, pretend you are.

The three things that are most essential to achievement are common sense, hard work and stick-to-it-iv-nes

The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.