Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

I don't do fashion, I AM fashion.

You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.

Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind.

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

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.

In life, you need either inspiration or desperation.

If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll never get anything done.

Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.

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

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.

Don't just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it.

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.

Freedom and independence form my character.

Above all things, respect yourself.

Human dignity consists in the role we must play in our own perfection. Taking a role in our own self-completion is the highest expression of our creativity.

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.

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.