The meaning of life is that it is to be lived, and it is not to be traded and conceptualized and squeezed into a patter of systems.

Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it ....

Though the road's been rocky it sure feels good to me.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die; and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life. Both life and death are parts of the same Great Adventure.

Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.

Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.

The fact that the great scientist believed in flying machines was the one thing that encouraged us to begin our studies.

The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.

Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.

Don't just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it.

Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you’ve ever imagined.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

All wealth is the product of labor.

The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.