It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are
Diligence is the mother of good fortune. And idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.
They alone live, who live for 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.
You have to dream before your dreams can come true.
Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered.
Know thyself.
Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions
Only when I fall do I get up again.
Plan your work - work your plan. Lack of system produces that 'I'm swamped' feeling.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style
Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.
You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and to impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.
I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!
We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.
If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.
Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.