We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that.

It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.

Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in'.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

Don?t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.

Every problem is a gift - without problems we would not grow.

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.

The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.

The greatest sin is to think yourself weak

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

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

The time is always right to do the right thing

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