Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.

We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.

A lot of legends, a lot of people, have come before me. But this is my time.

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 marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has.

The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today.

There is always room at the top.

People throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones.

If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what we desire.

I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.

Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind.

Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there.

No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess.

The person who takes no chances generally has to take whatever is left when others are through choosing.

Plan your work - work your plan. Lack of system produces that 'I'm swamped' feeling.

United we stand; divided we fall.

Never stand begging for what one has the power to earn.

You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.

Argue not concerning God,re-examine all that you have been told at church or school or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your soul

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.