I'm sorry I wrote you such a long letter; I didn't have time to write a short one.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it and join the dance.

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

Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.

Only when I fall do I get up again.

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

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

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain.

You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.

Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.

Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.

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

We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.

It may have been in pieces, but I gave you the best of me.

I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned

Anything that makes weak - physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject it as poison.

The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.

Plan your work - work your plan. Lack of system produces that 'I'm swamped' feeling.