Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.

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

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.

In winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move.

People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.

Make today worth remembering.

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.

Do not worry about holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role.

Only when I fall do I get up again.

It's always too early to quit.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

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

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself.

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I am possible'

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.