Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.
I don't care what people think or say about me, I know who I am.
Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.
To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.
You can wish for things in the future to be different, but in this moment you have to accept things as they are.
With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.
Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.
Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.
It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory.
Storms make trees take deeper roots.
My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.
Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you’ve ever imagined.
Find out who you are. And do it on purpose.
My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.
Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.
Only when I fall do I get up again.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.