Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me.

When they say the sky's the limit to me that's really true

It's not whether you got knocked down; it's whether you get back up.

I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.

Know thyself.

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

You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!

No leader can be too far ahead of his followers.

Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean.

To See a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.

Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.

If you can accept losing, you can't win.

My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.

It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

Only in the darkness, you are able to see the stars.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live.

Drink moderately, for drunkenness neither keeps a secret nor observes a promise.