The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful.

The greatest sin is to think yourself weak

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

When I go, God's going to have to give up his favourite chair.

If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.

I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and worth to each and every life.

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

We must have perserverence and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something.

It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.

I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

A thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for.

If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.

It's not whether you got knocked down; it's whether you get back up.

I don't care what people think or say about me, I know who I am.

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

The superior man thinks only of virtue; the common man thinks only of comfort.

We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way.

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