We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

A man should look for what is, and not what he thinks should be.

Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and to impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.

I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.

I work hard, and I do good, and I'm going to enjoy myself. I'm not going to let you restrict me.

I'm not telling you it's going to be easy - I'm telling you it's going to be worth it.

I'd rather be an optimist and a fool than a pessimist and right.

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.

What I stand for is what I stand on.

After all is said and done, more is said than done.

United we stand; divided we fall.

One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.

For me, I'm focused on what I want to do. I know what I need to do to be a champion, so I'm working on it.

If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.

Life is entrusted to man as a treasure which must not be squandered, as a talent which must be used well.

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

So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.

You lose nothing when fighting for a cause ... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about.

Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.