If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

Only in the darkness, you are able to see the stars.

If you don't know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.

Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear them.

What does not destroy me, makes me strong.

They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold; and I deem them mad because they think my days have a price.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it and join the dance.

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

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

Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.

Why live an ordinary life, when you can live an extraordinary one.

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

The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.

The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.

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

Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.

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

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.