When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.

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

To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If youre not, pretend you are.

It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.

I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and worth to each and every life.

Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.

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

There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

Be yourself, let you come through.

I don’t think we are going to become extinct. We are very clever and very resourceful.

Above all things, respect yourself.

I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.

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

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.

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