If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not.
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life
Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.
Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision.
We must have perserverence and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something.
The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger, the other opportunity.
People die from typewriters falling on their heads.
Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.
Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.
Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.
The best way out is always through.
When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.
Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there.
We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory.
Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.
We're lost, but we're making good time
You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!
You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.