Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere.

They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold; and I deem them mad because they think my days have a price.

You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.

To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.

A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.

In life, you need either inspiration or desperation.

And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

You are never too old to become younger!

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

Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire

Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are

There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it's about having a lot of options.

The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.

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

Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.

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.

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