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

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

A thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for.

Winning isn't everything but wanting to win is.

Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.

Isn't it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so we could discover them!

I discover myself on the verge of a usual mistake.

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.

There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.

Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear them.

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!

I'd rather be an optimist and a fool than a pessimist and right.

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.

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.

Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.

So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.

Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain.

Don't stop chasing your dreams, because dreams do come true.