Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.

In life, you need either inspiration or desperation.

Ideas come from everything

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.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.

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

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.

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.

The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.

What I stand for is what I stand on.

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

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

Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.

Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.

Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention ... arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.

Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.