Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.

I will take fate by the throat; it will never bend me completely to its will.

No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.

We need never be ashamed of our tears.

People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.

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

I do not care so much what I am to others as I care what I am to myself.

Victory is for those who can say 'Victory is mine'. Success is for those who can begin saying 'I will succeed' and say 'I have succeeded' in the end.

What does not destroy me, makes me strong.

I discover myself on the verge of a usual mistake.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...

We're lost, but we're making good time

First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.

I confess that in 1901 I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for fifty years.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

I'm sorry I wrote you such a long letter; I didn't have time to write a short one.

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!

With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.