He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot.

Do not worry about holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role.

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

Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.

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

In life, you need either inspiration or desperation.

If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.

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

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

When I give, I give myself.

I believe that every person is born with talent.

The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.

Life is 10 percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.

It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone.

Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.

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

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.

When every physical and mental resource is focused, one's power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously.