Don't just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it.

You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.

It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.

I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble

Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions

Never tell all you know-not even to the person you know best.

You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

I do not care so much what I am to others as I care what I am to myself.

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.

You have to make the rules, not follow them.

With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.

Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.

In a conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart.

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

To give real service, you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

I don't do fashion, I AM fashion.

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