Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble

You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows

The greatest sin is to think yourself weak

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.

Never tell all you know-not even to the person you know best.

Don't let anyone tell you what you ought to like... Some wines that some experts think are absolutely exquisite don't appeal to me at all.

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

No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself.

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.

I love those who can smile in trouble...

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

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

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

When I go, God's going to have to give up his favourite chair.

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

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

Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.