It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

They say Rome wasn't built in a day, but I wasn't on that particular job.

I am the captain of my soul.

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you.

Winning isn't everything but wanting to win is.

The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

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

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

Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.

Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.

When I go, God's going to have to give up his favourite chair.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion'.

Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there.