Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.

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

The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.

Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.

Drink moderately, for drunkenness neither keeps a secret nor observes a promise.

We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

I don’t think we are going to become extinct. We are very clever and very resourceful.

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

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.

The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.

People should pursue what they're passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.

We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing.

If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are.