The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.

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

Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.

No leader can be too far ahead of his followers.

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

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

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain.

You have to work hard to get to the top of your game. I think every writer has doubts! I still do all the time.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.

The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!

Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.

Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.

When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on

A man should look for what is, and not what he thinks should be.

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

For me, I'm focused on what I want to do. I know what I need to do to be a champion, so I'm working on it.

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

Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.

I don’t think we are going to become extinct. We are very clever and very resourceful.