Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.

When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

You have to make the rules, not follow them.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.

Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.

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

The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.

Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.

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

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.

Dare to be free, dare to go as far as your thought leads, and dare to carry that out in your life.

If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a way of saying it that is a little bit special.

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are

Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.

The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.

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