To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.
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.
Why live an ordinary life, when you can live an extraordinary one.
For every dark night, there's a brighter day
Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.
The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.
All wealth is the product of labor.
When I go, God's going to have to give up his favourite chair.
Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.
If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.
When all is said and done, more is said than done.
The starting point of all achievement is desire.
Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.
Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.
I do not want to die rusting, I prefer to burn out.
A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.
I'm not telling you it's going to be easy - I'm telling you it's going to be worth it.
Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.
I am the captain of my soul.