Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind.

There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. You feel it, don’t you?

Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.

The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today.

I will take fate by the throat; it will never bend me completely to its will.

Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.

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

Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another.

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

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

You are never too old to become younger!

It always seems impossible until it's done.

Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.

Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.

When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I'm already better than them.

When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.

The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.