I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

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

A thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for.

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.

In winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move.

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

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.

Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

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.

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

I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

Know thyself.

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could

You say I started out with practically nothing, but that isn't correct. We all start with all there is, it's how we use it that makes things possible.

Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.

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

Make today worth remembering.