We must have perserverence and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something.

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

The number one problem that keeps people from winning in the United States today is lack of belief in themselves.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

I believe that every person is born with talent.

You say I started out with practically nothing, but that isn't correct. We all start with all there is, it's how we use it that makes things possible.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadow.

When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably.

Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful.

The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.

Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered.

People throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones.

Life is 10 percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.

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

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

The greatest sin is to think yourself weak

Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.