Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.

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

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

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

To attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

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

You have to work hard to get to the top of your game. I think every writer has doubts! I still do all the time.

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.

Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.

The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.

The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it.

To give real service, you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?

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.

Victory is for those who can say 'Victory is mine'. Success is for those who can begin saying 'I will succeed' and say 'I have succeeded' in the end.