Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.

Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.

Listen to many, speak to a few.

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

When I give, I give myself.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.

Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.

Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.

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

People die from typewriters falling on their heads.

You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.

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.

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.

Freedom and independence form my character.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.

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