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.

No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself.

Only when I fall do I get up again.

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

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.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

I believe that every person is born with talent.

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

Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.

Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.

A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that.

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

And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it's about having a lot of options.

To attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

They say Rome wasn't built in a day, but I wasn't on that particular job.

It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone.

If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not.

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I am possible'

Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.

Make today worth remembering.