A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

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

People throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.

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

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

I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

I just couldn't take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidden under the desk. It had strings on it so I would practice my chord shapes under the desk and that's about all I did at school.

We do not consider our principles as dogmas contained in books said to come from heaven. We derive our inspiration, not from heaven, or the unseen world, but directly from life.

Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.

We're lost, but we're making good time

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

The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.

If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original.

You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

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

Aim for the highest.