Freedom and independence form my character.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

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

The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

We could all take a lesson from crayons: some are sharp, some are beautiful, some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they still learn to live in the same box...

To attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.

I confess that in 1901 I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for fifty years.

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

Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase.

Things may come to those who wait but only the things left by those who hustle.

I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.

The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.

We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?

Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.

A liar will not be believed even when he speaks the truth.

I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it.

Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you.

People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.