I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.

If you can accept losing, you can't win.

The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.

Never stand begging for what one has the power to earn.

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

Only when I fall do I get up again.

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

We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way.

A sudden dart when a little over a hundred feet from the end of the track, or a little over 120 feet from the point at which it rose into the air, ended the flight.

Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Argue not concerning God,re-examine all that you have been told at church or school or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your soul

Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

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.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

You got to get it while you can.

When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on

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.