Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.

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

I am the captain of my soul.

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

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

Winning isn't everything but wanting to win is.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it and join the dance.

My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

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

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

The time is always right to do the right thing

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right.

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

I discover myself on the verge of a usual mistake.

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned

Freedom and independence form my character.

Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.