Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory.

It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

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.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble

Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.

To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me.

Winning isn't everything but wanting to win is.

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

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

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

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it ....

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

Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you’ve ever imagined.

They alone live, who live for others.

Isn't it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so we could discover them!

Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.