A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.

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

Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.

The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.

Listen to many, speak to a few.

Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.

Winners and losers aren't born, they are the products of how they think

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

This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

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.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

I'd rather be an optimist and a fool than a pessimist and right.

Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.

Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.

It's always too early to quit.

Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.

The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has.