Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.

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

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

Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!

There are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; its what we do with them that's important.

United we stand; divided we fall.

You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible.

Waiting hurts. Forgetting hurts. But not knowing which decision to take is the worst of suffering

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean.

You got to get it while you can.

We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.

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

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

In life, you need either inspiration or desperation.

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.

For every dark night, there's a brighter day

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

There is always room at the top.

Focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear.