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

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

Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.

The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.

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

How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself?

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

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

Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.

I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.

The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.

You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention ... arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.

Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.

There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.