A sudden dart when a little over a hundred feet from the end of the track, or a little over 120 feet from the point at which it rose into the air, ended the flight.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.

I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.

Never tell all you know-not even to the person you know best.

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

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

Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you’ve ever imagined.

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

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

Human dignity consists in the role we must play in our own perfection. Taking a role in our own self-completion is the highest expression of our creativity.

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

Duty does not require any person to submit to the destruction of his personal ambitions and the right to live his own life in his own way.

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

Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

All thinking men are atheists.

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