Never stand begging for what one has the power to earn.

When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on

The unexamined life is not worth living.

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.

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

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.

Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.

If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream and a mouse.

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.

It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

You can wish for things in the future to be different, but in this moment you have to accept things as they are.

Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase.

I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and worth to each and every life.

People throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones.

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.

Ideas come from everything

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