The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.

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

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.

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.

Only when I fall do I get up again.

If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original.

One man with courage is a majority.

I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.

A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.

We're lost, but we're making good time

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.

Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

I'm not telling you it's going to be easy - I'm telling you it's going to be worth 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.

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.

When I'm inspired, I get excited because I can't wait to see what I'll come up with next.

To go too far is as bad as to fall short.

Winners and losers aren't born, they are the products of how they think

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.

There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.