I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.

The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain.

I will never be by violence constrained to do anything.

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.

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

Every intention is a trigger for transformation.

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.

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.

Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it.

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

The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.

Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal power comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out.

As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

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

When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on