One must maintain a little bittle of summer, even in the middle of winter.

Surround yourself only with people who are going to take you higher.

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.

Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.

The superior man thinks only of virtue; the common man thinks only of comfort.

Freedom and independence form my character.

Duty does not require any person to submit to the destruction of his personal ambitions and the right to live his own life in his own way.

I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and worth to each and every life.

Make today worth remembering.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered.

Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.

If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.

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

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