I am the captain of my soul.

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

Whatever lifts the corners of your mouth, trust that.

The best way out is always through.

A thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for.

The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.

When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

Argue not concerning God,re-examine all that you have been told at church or school or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your soul

In life, you need either inspiration or desperation.

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

It's always too early to quit.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.

It is only when the mind is free from the old that it meets everything anew, and in that there is joy.

Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire

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

What does not destroy me, makes me strong.

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

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

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

I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.