The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today.

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

Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.

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

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

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.

The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?

Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

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.

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

Yelling at living things does tend to kill the spirit in them. Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts...

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention ... arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

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

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