There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

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.

No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself.

If you can dream it, you can do it.

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

You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.

In life, you need either inspiration or desperation.

A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that.

It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

United we stand; divided we fall.

Though the road's been rocky it sure feels good to me.

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it ....

We need never be ashamed of our tears.

Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.

When I give, I give myself.

Life is entrusted to man as a treasure which must not be squandered, as a talent which must be used well.

To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.

Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there.

Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.

Don't find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain