If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be one nation gone under.

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.

Aim for the highest.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Waiting hurts. Forgetting hurts. But not knowing which decision to take is the worst of suffering

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.

In a day, when you don't come across any problems - you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path.

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.

There are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; its what we do with them that's important.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

It's always too early to quit.

To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If youre not, pretend you are.

A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.

It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.

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.

If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.

First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.

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

I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.

It is only when the mind is free from the old that it meets everything anew, and in that there is joy.