One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.

Know thyself.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today.

In winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

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

You lose nothing when fighting for a cause ... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about.

In life, you need either inspiration or desperation.

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.

Drink moderately, for drunkenness neither keeps a secret nor observes a promise.

For every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing.

We must have perserverence and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something.

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.

No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.

We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.

Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right.