Don't let anyone tell you what you ought to like... Some wines that some experts think are absolutely exquisite don't appeal to me at all.

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.

Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.

You have to work hard to get to the top of your game. I think every writer has doubts! I still do all the time.

The greatest sin is to think yourself weak

I am the captain of my soul.

Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.

Victory is for those who can say 'Victory is mine'. Success is for those who can begin saying 'I will succeed' and say 'I have succeeded' in the end.

Give yourself something to work toward - constantly.

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

Be happy, but never satisfied.

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

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

We travel. Some of us forever. To seek other states, other lives, other souls.

Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal power comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out.