We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory.

You have to make the rules, not follow them.

I'm not telling you it's going to be easy - I'm telling you it's going to be worth it.

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

No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it and join the dance.

My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.

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.

Make today worth remembering.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn't prevent you doing well, and don't regret the things it interferes with. Don't be disabled in spirit as well as physically.

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life

Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.

If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.

Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.

We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.

Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!

Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it's about having a lot of options.

The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.