I believe that every person is born with talent.

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.

Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.

My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

Our life is what our thoughts make it.

The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it.

A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.

For me, I'm focused on what I want to do. I know what I need to do to be a champion, so I'm working on it.

I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble

The time is always right to do the right thing

The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion'.

When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.

Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal power comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out.

I don’t think we are going to become extinct. We are very clever and very resourceful.

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.

First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.