The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.
Give yourself something to work toward - constantly.
We do not consider our principles as dogmas contained in books said to come from heaven. We derive our inspiration, not from heaven, or the unseen world, but directly from life.
When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I'm already better than them.
The superior man thinks only of virtue; the common man thinks only of comfort.
Diligence is the mother of good fortune. And idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.
One must maintain a little bittle of summer, even in the middle of winter.
Believe you can and you're halfway there.
There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.
Above all things, respect yourself.
To See a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.
Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion'.
Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.
When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.
Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.
People should pursue what they're passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.
When all is said and done, more is said than done.
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.
