I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.

Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

Give yourself something to work toward - constantly.

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

Waiting hurts. Forgetting hurts. But not knowing which decision to take is the worst of suffering

If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are.

With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.

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

Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.

It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

You see things; you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?

I dream my painting and I paint my dream.

Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.

I believe that every person is born with talent.

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

My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn't prevent you doing well, and don't regret the things it interferes with. Don't be disabled in spirit as well as physically.

The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.

You shape your own destiny.