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

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

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

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

No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself.

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

The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain.

Life is entrusted to man as a treasure which must not be squandered, as a talent which must be used well.

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.

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.

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.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Human dignity consists in the role we must play in our own perfection. Taking a role in our own self-completion is the highest expression of our creativity.

Gratitude is an illness suffered by dogs.

I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.

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

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are

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

Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadow.

Never tell all you know-not even to the person you know best.

Whatever you are, be a good one.