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.

Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.

Victory is for those who can say 'Victory is mine'. Success is for those who can begin saying 'I will succeed' and say 'I have succeeded' in the end.

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.

A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.

People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.

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

The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.

A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could

I am the lizard king. I can do anything.

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

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

Every problem is a gift - without problems we would not grow.

Our life is what our thoughts make it.

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

Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better.

The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.

It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

We could all take a lesson from crayons: some are sharp, some are beautiful, some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they still learn to live in the same box...

When I give, I give myself.

We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.