The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.

I believe that every person is born with talent.

Every nation has the right to demand proper treatment and no country should violate the territory of any other country.

For me, I'm focused on what I want to do. I know what I need to do to be a champion, so I'm working on it.

The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

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

I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

Do not let it be your aim to be something, but to be someone.

It's kind of fun to do the impossible.

Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean.

Great work requires great and persistent effort for a long time. … Character has to be established through a thousand stumbles.

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

Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.

The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.

When all is said and done, more is said than done.

So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.

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.

Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.